The Impact of Technological Change in the Health Care Area

question 60

Multiple Choice

The impact of technological change in the health care area has been to

• A) reduce the quality of health care while raising the costs.
• B) reduce the cost of health care.
• C) increase the quality of health care while decreasing the costs.
• D) increase both the quality of health care and the costs of health care.

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