Many healthcare insurance companies offer incentives for covered persons to improve their health by exercising, not using tobacco products, and losing weight. When such incentives work, the insurance companies' costs should go ____ and future Medicare costs of individuals should go ____.
A. down; down
B. down; up
C. up; down
D. up; up
Answer: B
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