Which of the Following Trends or Methods Has Since Helped

question 9

Multiple Choice

Which of the following trends or methods has since helped reduce the pricing rivalry that had intensified by the late 1990s?

• A)Patients began accepting MCOs with "narrow networks" and MCOs had the upper hand in negotiating with hospitals for inclusion in networks
• B)Hospitals removed brand identities
• C)Hospitals dropped "centers of excellence" from their hospitals
• D)Hospitals consolidating away from related products
• E)Hospitals consolidated (conducted mergers)

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Definitions:

Opponent-process Theory

A psychological and neurological model that describes how contrasting colors, emotions, and states are regulated in the human body, stating that the activation of one process automatically triggers the suppression of its opposite.

Bipolar Cell

A type of neuron found in the retina, involved in the transmission of visual signals from photoreceptors to ganglion cells.

Negative Afterimages

A visual phenomenon where the retina retains an image after exposure, often in complementary colors to the original stimulus.

Optic Nerve

A bundle of more than a million nerve fibers that transmit visual signals from the eye to the brain.