What do the economics of health care include?
a. Medicare and Medicaid dollars
b. Patients' rights
c. Equal distribution of health care
d. Nurse salaries
ANS: C
The economics of health care include the equal distribution of health care services so everyone may be served when services are needed. Medicare and Medicaid, patients' rights, and nurse salaries do not factor into the economics of health care; they are only parts of the health care system.
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