How could a nurse explain that if all poverty-stricken people had insurance it would save money?
A. Delayed care results in sicker people who use emergency departments and more public resources.
B. Government-paid insurance costs would free up resources for other poverty-prevention programs.
C. Insurance pays for health promotion and disease prevention programs and helps avoid illnesses.
D. With insurance the poor could choose the health care providers they preferred.
ANS: A
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