The expectations for medical assistants have increased because ____. 

A. they are not paid as much as other health-care workers
B. of changes in health care and availability of more formal training
C. the numbers of other health-care workers are not adequate to fill the need
D. of the change in the billing systems for insurance companies
E. not enough students are taking medical assisting courses


B. of changes in health care and availability of more formal training
The emergence of formal training programs for medical assistants and the continuous changes in healthcare today have raised the expectations for medical assistants.

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