According to the Institute for the Future, What Four Areas

question 27

Multiple Choice

According to the Institute for the Future, what four areas should the United States focus on to improve the health care outcomes in the United States?

• A) more computers, more money for research, a one-payer system for payment, and more personal responsibility
• B) better policy decisions for equity and funding, more providers, better education about health care, and more technology
• C) common interests of individuals and communities, healthier food choices provided by the markets, better policy decisions for equity, funding and oversight, and more application of science and technology to solve health care problems
• D) common interests of individuals and communities, more providers, more hospitals, and better access to care
• E) more application of science and technology to health care problems, better communication between physicians, more training programs, healthier food choices provided by the markets

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