Identify at Least Four Factors Involved in the Continuing Increase

question 54

Essay

Identify at least four factors involved in the continuing increase in health care costs.

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Definitions:

Internalize

The process of incorporating the cost of externalities into the decision-making process of firms or individuals.

Marginal Social Cost

Marginal social cost is the total cost to society of producing an additional unit of a good, including both private costs and any external costs.

External Costs

Costs incurred as a result of an economic activity that are not borne by the entities undertaking the activity but rather by other parties or society at large.

Marginal Cost

The rise in expense associated with the production of an extra unit of a product or service.