The need for medical care and the demand for medical care:
a) are never the same
b) depend on the perspective of physicians, patients, and third party payers
c) are the same when third party payers, such as insurance companies, agree to pay for the services doctors recommend
d) can both be limited by government action
e) can both be limited by increased income
Solution: depend on the perspective of physicians, patients, and third party payers
Explanation: The need for medical care and the demand for medical care depend on the perspective of physicians, patients, and third party payers. When third party pays for medical care, consumers are more willing and able to demand for additional medical services. Also the need of requirement of health care depend on the patients willingness. Physician sovereignty results to higher demand for medical care, as well as higher medical costs
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not-for-profit health care organization, had the following
revenue-related transactions (amounts summarized for the
year).
1.
Services provided to inpatients and outpatients amounted to
$9,660,000, of which $455,000 was for charity care, $933,000 was
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