​Research from Outside Your Textbook Finds the U

question 46

Multiple Choice

​Research from outside your textbook finds the U.S. behind many other developed nations in achieving positive health care outcomes. How does this best relate to research cited in your textbook about current U.S. health care expenditures?

• A) ​U.S. health care spending is comparable to U.S. positive health care outcomes.
• B) ​U.S. health care spending far outweighs the U.S. positive health care outcomes.
• C) U.S. health care spending is even lower than U.S. positive health care outcomes.
• D) ​U.S. health care spending, as it rises, lowers U.S. positive health care outcomes.

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