According to a Kaiser Family Foundation study, about ________ of Medicare spending is for expenses other than patient care, while some private insurance companies spend about ________ on similar nonpatient expenses.
A. 20 percent; 2 percent
B. 50 percent; 20 percent
C. 20 percent; 10 percent
D. 2 percent; 20 percent
E. None of these answers is correct.
Answer: D
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a. have less control over management decisions. b. have more incompetent employees. c. are not accountable enough. d. have higher labor costs.
The competition with every other jurisdiction for businesses and individuals means that a. politics functions to maintain the existing order and political participation is confined to social elites. b. no state can afford to be too far out of line with the prevailing opinion on appropriate levels of taxes andexpenditures because citizens and businesses may opt to relocate
c. all states will reach very far afield from the prevailing opinion in terms of policies to attract new businessesand individuals. d. states have no control over policy in any meaningful way.
During the early nineteenth century, liberty and equality
A) were thought to be reinforcing principles. B) were thought to be opposite principles that would divide the nation. C) ensured that those at a disadvantage economically would still be assisted by the government. D) ensured that all Americans could succeed in the marketplace. E) were not to be found.
The ______ consists of White House staff and other offices such as the Office of Management and Budget that assist the president in implementing public policy.
A. Department of the Treasury B. Independent Regulatory Commission C. National Security Council D. Executive Office of the President