Why Did the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Establish and Retain

question 15

Multiple Choice

Why did the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company establish and retain for several years the first community nursing health program for policyholders?

• A) Creating such a service was the morally correct thing to do.
• B) Employing nurses directly was less expensive than paying taxes to the city for the same purpose.
• C) Having the company's nurses make home visits increased worker morale.
• D) Having public health nurses visit policyholders and their families led to a decline in policyholder deaths, thus lowering costs for the insurance company.

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