According to the text, the allocation of scarce health care resources should be:

A. based on the willingness to pay of the recipient of the care.
B. determined by weighing marginal costs and marginal benefits.
C. determined by length of time on a waiting list.
D. based on the degree of suffering of the recipient of the care.


Answer: B

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