The health care professional who studies law and ethics gains perspective on current issues that affect health care practice. Which of the following accurately describes one of those issues?

A. A decrease in health care costs makes health care more affordable.
B. The media has ensured that everyone has the same access to medical care.
C. With the advancement of medical technology patients expect favorable outcomes.
D. Health care professionals should not be involved in the legal issues of patients.
E. The role of the private sector in health care

C. With the advancement of medical technology patients expect favorable outcomes.

As medical technology has advanced, patients have come to expect favorable outcomes from medical treatment. Rising costs lead to questions concerning access to care, and health care practitioners need to be concerned about how law and ethics may affect the patients they treat.