One Source of High Health Care Costs Is The

question 107

Multiple Choice

One source of high health care costs is the:

• A) relatively large fraction of health care expenditures paid directly by patients.
• B) relatively large fraction of health care expenditures paid by third-party payers.
• C) deficiency in the availability of hospital beds.
• D) deficiency in the availability of diagnostic tests.

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Definitions:

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