Which of the Following Would Encourage Consumers to Economize on Health-Care

Multiple Choice

Which of the following would encourage consumers to economize on health-care expenditures and producers to supply health-care services more efficiently?

A) an increase in out-of-pocket expenditures by health-care consumers
B) decreased reliance on personal Medical Savings Accounts and health-care expenditures from the accounts
C) decreased reliance on the purchase of catastrophic health insurance coverage and less reliance on insurance with first-dollar coverage and small co-payments
D) the establishment of a national health-care system that would provide coverage to all people