Indicate whether the statement is true or false, and justify your answer.Patients in France typically pay all their health fees directly to the doctor and are later reimbursed by their insurance fund.

Indicate whether the statement is true or false, and justify your answer.Disproportionate spending on end-of-life care is never clinically justifiable.

Indicate whether each statement is true or false, and justify your answer.There are no out-of-pocket costs (i.e. coinsurance, copayments, premiums, deductibles, etc.) for patients being treated by health providers in the UK, at least for most types of care.

Indicate whether the statement is true or false, and justify your answer.Even though health insurance is universal, citizens can choose whether or not they are insured.

Demand for medical services is price inelastic (Absolute value of price elasticity of demand is less than 1 and greater than zero). Medical services are different from most other goods and services in that the person who determines the demand (the patient) is not the person who makes the payment (payment is made by the insurance company). How does this affect the price elasticity of demand for medical services (increase it or decrease it)? You may assume that this question only refers to people who have health insurance. Ignore co-payments and deductibles and any other out-of-pocket expenses. Please give an explanation.

"Is Universal Health Insurance Possible in the United States?"

Indicate whether the statement is true or false, and justify your answer.Barriers to care erected by managed care organizations, such as requiring patients to visit gatekeeper physicians prior to seeking specialist care, can increase consumer welfare.

Since the passage of Medicare in 1965, what has happened to overall medical spending for the elderly?  Per capita spending? Out-of-pocket spending? How does this compare with healthcare spending by the non-elderly?