You read the following from an article on WebMD: "Spending on health care is out of control, and the reasons are that drug companies are exploiting their monopoly positions to raise prices, and doctors are ordering lots of unnecessary tests to protect themselves from lawsuits." What do you think about this quote? Select one: a. These reasons have nothing to do with spending on health care, which is driven mair by government regulations. O b. It is probably true. Drug companies and doctors actually do those things. O c. It is probably false because drug companies are highly competitive and doctors don' care about lawsuits. d. It is probably false. These actions could raise prices, but they won't necessarily raise

You read the following from an article on WebMD: "Spending on health care is out of control, and the reasons are that drug companies are exploiting their monopoly positions to raise prices, and doctors are ordering lots of unnecessary tests to protect themselves from lawsuits." What do you think about this quote? Select one: a. These reasons have nothing to do with spending on health care, which is driven mair by government regulations. O b. It is probably true. Drug companies and doctors actually do those things. O c. It is probably false because drug companies are highly competitive and doctors don' care about lawsuits. d. It is probably false. These actions could raise prices, but they won't necessarily raise

EBK HEALTH ECONOMICS AND POLICY

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Author:Henderson

Publisher:Henderson

Chapter13: Medicaid

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