How can the increasing cost of health care be contained? Discuss the strategies discussed in Chapter 8 and weigh them against the criteria of effectiveness, cost, and equity.
What will be an ideal response?
Students can consider a number of items. These can include an increase in preventative care, increase in managed care, regulation of prescription drugs, and requiring patients to pay more of their health-care costs. For any alternative, the student should discuss the analytical criteria of effectiveness, cost, and equity. For example, increasing managed care would likely decrease cost given statistics showing this already. The equity issue might be one of the limiting choice or higher income levels having different or more options.
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A.) federal budget deficit B.) access to health care C.) helping people get out of poverty D.) income inequality
What best describes the conflict between Mexico and the newly formed Republic of Texas in 1836?
a. The forces of the Republic of Texas only secured victory through American assistance. b. It was a short conflict with relatively light casualties. c. It was a long, drawn-out conflict lasting two years and inflicting thousands of casualties. d. It took place over several years with intermittent but bloody fighting.