The costs of health care using a downstream focus means
a. health care costs more c. cost is about the same
b. health care costs less d. cost is twice as much
A
With a downstream focus of health care most of the focus is on illness care and hospitalization, which is the most costly form of providing care. A focus on upstream efforts directed at keeping the population well through health promotion and illness strategies would be much less costly.
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