Which of the Following Would Help Control the Future Costs

question 471

Multiple Choice

Which of the following would help control the future costs of healthcare?

• A) a new government program that would cover the cost of prescription drugs purchased by all healthcare consumers
• B) an increase in the share of healthcare expenditures financed with low co-payment insurance
• C) allowing consumers to purchase healthcare insurance from out-of-state providers
• D) an increase in the tax benefits of purchasing healthcare through one's employer

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Definitions:

Isotope

An isotope refers to one of two or more forms of an element with the same number of protons but a different number of neutrons in the nucleus, resulting in different atomic masses but similar chemical properties.

Element

A substance consisting of atoms which all have the same number of protons, fundamentally the simplest substances that cannot be broken down using chemical methods.

Isotope

Variants of a particular chemical element that differ in neutron number, and consequently in nucleon number, but have the same number of protons.

Protons

Positively charged particles located in the nucleus of an atom, contributing to the atom's mass and charge.