Epidemiologic Evidence Indicates That Differences in Socioeconomic Status, Nutrition, Exposure

Epidemiologic evidence indicates that differences in socioeconomic status, nutrition, exposure to pathogens and toxic substances, and health care early in life can have a profound impact on health status and inequalities later in life. This raises the possibility of reducing these resulting health inequalities in the long term by investing heavily in pre- and postnatal health care, perhaps at the expense of health care much later in life. Which of the following is being illustrated in this example?

A) It is preferable for differing subpopulations to receive social resources based on merit.
B) An individual should not benefit from an equal allocation of social resources until a much later date.
C) Healthcare becomes prohibitively expensive as a person that did not receive proper healthcare as a child ages.
D) Some subpopulations may be more or less deserving of direct intervention to reduce health inequalities.