Over the last 20 years, the teen pregnancy rates, birth rates, and abortion rates have been: Going up slowly Leveling off Going up rapidly Going down a little Going down a lot

What does prenatal screening đo? O Determines the gender that the baby will be at birth, O Provides additional information after a problem is found. ODetects health conditions that are not detected before birth. Detects probliems with the health of the developing baby

Once HMOs were initiated, Amy and Becky decided to switch to HMOs.  The Medicare program will pay the HMO 90% of the "average costs of those who remain the Medicare" for every individual who leaves and enrolls in the HMOs.  Below presents the costs to the government.  Patient Traditional Medicare Medicare Plus HMOs Amy 1000 1000 Becky 2000 2000 Carols 3000 3000 Donny 4000 4000 1. Calculate the average cost per individual who remains in Medicare. $   2. How much does the government need to pay to the HMOs for Amy and Becky? $   3. The total cost to the government with HMO is  4. The total cost to the government BEFORE HMO is $

Recall that the goal of the Affordable Care Act (also known as Obamacare) legislation was get more people access to affordable health insurance. It was widely reported that health insurance premiums under Obamacare were getting much more expensive. What was the main factor causing the premiums to get more expensive? Many of the new enrollees were young teenagers unable afford their own insurance, so other people are paying for them The plan required a lot of paperwork and administrative tasks, and insurance companies had to hire a lot of people to get these tasks done The new enrollees were older and sicker than expected, increasing health care usage and expenses, causing costs and insurance premiums to rise Obamacare created new medical technologies which were expensive to use

What does price elasticity of demand mean for insurance companies and medical providers for making a decision?

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.

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