The Congressional Budget Office estimates that the payments to settle malpractice lawsuits and the premiums doctors pay for malpractice insurance account for ________ of health care costs in the United States
A) between 20 and 30 percent B) a vast majority
C) roughly half D) less than 1 percent
D
You might also like to view...
The "Fisher Effect" occurs when a one-percentage-point rise in expected inflation ________ interest rate by one percentage point
A) raises the expected real B) lowers the expected real C) raises the nominal D) lowers the nominal
Advocates of unions contend that unions are a necessary antidote to the market power of the firms that hire workers and that unions are important for helping firms respond efficiently to workers' concerns
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
In comparing growth rates of per capita gross domestic product (GDP) in developing countries over the period of 1990-2016, the highest growth rates were reported in the ________ countries while the lowest growth rates have been reported in the ________ countries.
A. Latin America and the Caribbean; East Asian and the Pacific B. East Asian and the Pacific; Sub-Saharan African C. East Asian and the Pacific; South Asian D. European and Central Asian; Latin America and the Caribbean
An increase in supply causes a temporary surplus at the old equilibrium price.
a. true b. false