Recipients of Medicare Tend to Demand a Greater Quantity of Low-Value

question 100

Multiple Choice

Recipients of Medicare tend to demand a greater quantity of low-value, high-cost services because

• A) the services are readily available.
• B) recipients are coerced into demanding such services.
• C) the government mandates that they demand such services.
• D) the services are heavily subsidized.

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