While the Favorable Demographics of the U

question 60

Multiple Choice

While the favorable demographics of the U.S.and most developed economies would seem to provide significant business opportunities in health care,managers must balance this with the risk from what?

• A) Under health care reform, the government is going to ration health care.
• B) The "flat world" tells us that even medical care will be sent off-shore.
• C) The reimbursement rates for specific procedures will likely go down.
• D) The weight of competition will keep profit margins low.

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Definitions:

Affinity

The degree to which a substance tends to combine with another, often used in the context of biochemical reactions.

Hematocrit

The proportion of blood volume that is occupied by red blood cells, a key measure of blood health.

RBCs

Short for Red Blood Cells, they are cells in the blood that carry oxygen from the lungs to the body's tissues and carbon dioxide back to the lungs.

Hemoglobin

A red protein responsible for transporting oxygen in the blood of vertebrates.