Once the National Health Care Program Goes into Effect and More

question 256

Multiple Choice

Once the national health care program goes into effect and more people will pay fewer of their health care expenses out of their own pockets than they did previously, we can expect

• A) the quantity of health care services demanded will increase.
• B) the quantity of health care services demanded will decrease.
• C) the quantity of health care services supplied will increase.
• D) the quantity of health care services supplied will decrease.

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