In 1996 the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services placed all agencies formerly under the direction of the Public Health Service into independent agencies. Why do many believe this action was taken?
A. Being independent, each agency could compete for additional funding.
B. Health care was absorbing too high a portion of the federal budget.
C. The Public Health Service was just too big and complex.
D. The Surgeon General publicized sensitive health issues.
ANS: D
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