Government payment of a per-unit subsidy for health care services causes
A. a reduction in the price that health care service providers receive for each unit of care provided.
B. an increase in the quantity of health care services demanded above the quantity demanded in the absence of the subsidy.
C. the health care market supply curve to shift upward.
D. the health care market demand curve to shift downward.
Answer: B
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