While HMOs Might Decrease the Prestige of Physicians,they Could Also

question 19

Multiple Choice

While HMOs might decrease the prestige of physicians,they could also be detrimental to patients because a patient could be:

• A) forced to go into an unlicensed hospital.
• B) undertreated.
• C) ignored by administrative staff.
• D) forced into risky treatments.

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