According to medical sociologist Paul Starr, __________ is the main reason for medical inflation because it gives doctors and hospitals an incentive to increase medical services.

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Third-party fee-for-service is a payment model in which insurance companies pay healthcare providers for each service provided to patients. This model incentivizes doctors and hospitals to perform more medical services, resulting in medical inflation. Health maintenance organizations (A) and managed care (B) were created to address the issue of rising medical costs, by providing preventive care and promoting cost-effective treatment options. Medicare (D) is a government-funded healthcare program for seniors and people with disabilities, which operates under a different payment system.

According to Medical Sociologist Paul Starr, __________ Is the Main