A nurse is explaining the health care system in the United States to a group of physicians visiting from South America. How would the nurse best describe the current health care system?

a. "It is a logical, rational approach to meeting expressed needs while still trying to control costs."
b. "It is a system in the process of reform as problems have become increasingly apparent."
c. "It is divided primarily into two components: private health care and public health care."
d. "It is the best in the world with outstanding research and high-technology care available to all."


ANS: C

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