________ Account(s)for Between 1 and 4 Percent of Health Care

question 95

Multiple Choice

________ account(s) for between 1 and 4 percent of health care costs in the United States.

• A)The aging population
• B)Uninsured patients receiving treatments at hospital emergency rooms that could have been provided less expensively at doctor's offices
• C)The payments to settle malpractice lawsuits and the premiums doctors pay for malpractice insurance
• D)Advances in medical technology

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Definitions:

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