What Is Thinking on the Margin

question 2

Multiple Choice

What is thinking on the margin?

• A) Making decisions that are of noneconomic importance.
• B) Making choices that are based on historical precedents.
• C) Making choices that ignore the marginal benefits, but not the marginal costs, of some activity.
• D) Making choices by comparing the additional benefits and additional costs from doing a little bit more of some activity.

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Definitions:

Skilled Care

A type of healthcare delivered by professionals with specialized training and expertise, often in a nursing or rehabilitation setting.

Community Health System

An organized effort to maintain, protect, and improve the health of people in a community through education, policy making, and services delivery.

Health Outcomes

The results or impacts of healthcare interventions on an individual's health status, including changes in health condition, behavior, or knowledge.

Prioritize Problems

The process of determining the most important issues to address first based on severity, urgency, or impact.