Which of the Following Represents a Disadvantage for Holding Companies

question 79

Multiple Choice

Which of the following represents a disadvantage for holding companies?

• A) relatively high dollar investment associated with it
• B) increased risk resulting from the leverage effect
• C) control of lesser amounts of assets than they could acquire through mergers
• D) failure of one of the companies results in the failure of the entire holding company

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Definitions:

UHDDS

Uniform Hospital Discharge Data Set, a set of standards for collecting data on hospital inpatient stays.

DRG

Diagnosis-Related Group, a system to classify hospital cases into groups for the purposes of payment.

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Coronary Artery Bypass Graft

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