What Is Possible About Adverse Outcomes from Not Having Health

question 100

Multiple Choice

What is possible about adverse outcomes from not having health insurance in America today?​

• A) ​The only harm it causes is to the health of the uninsured.
• B) ​It may reduce care quality and raise costs for the insured.
• C) ​The only harm it causes is to overload emergency rooms.
• D) ​It may raise uninsured health crises, but not mortality risk.

Identify the economic repercussions of health care costs on individuals and the economy.

Understand the concepts of asymmetric information, moral hazard, and supplier-induced demand in the health care market.

Grasp the significance and consequences of health care reform.

Understand the mechanisms insurance companies use to manage the demand for health care.

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