What Is One Result of the Medicare Subsidy

question 187

Multiple Choice

What is one result of the Medicare subsidy?

• A) The health care industry is more efficient than it otherwise would be.
• B) Patients may elect to have some treatments that are of low value to them but that are costly to provide.
• C) The elderly population in the United States receives a lower quality of medical care than what is provided for the elderly population in other countries.
• D) The number of physicians in the United States has declined.

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