Why is the perspective of third-party payers and administrators an issue when cost–benefit analysis is performed?
a. Administrators do not focus equally on costs and benefits.
b. Administrators are not experts in cost–benefit analyses.
c. Administrators lack understanding of health care benefits used in such analyses.
d. Administrators ignore the client perspective of time, energy, and money.
ANS: D
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