The federal government began facilitating competition among health care services when:
a. It mandated a decrease in the number of hospitals
b. It experienced increased costs due to increasing use of technology
c. It permitted health maintenance organizations (HMOs) to offer competitive medical plans
d. It initiated physician review of Medicare patients' charts to control health care utilization and costs
ANS: C
The federal government began facilitating competition among health care services when it permitted HMOs to offer competitive medical plans.
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