The Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 created block grants but also reduced federal funding by 25%. What was one consequence of this act?

A. A demand for local governments to give more free care
B. A rise in the number of uninsured Americans
C. An incredible increase in taxes on different products and services
D. Expansion of emergency department services as people postponed seeing physicians


ANS: B

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