Some people have argued that the government should provide medical care to everyone. Under this system:
A)the price of medical care will allocate resources efficiently.
B)the price of medical care will ration resources efficiently.
C)prices will not ration medical care so there will be no scarcity.
D)prices will not ration medical care so some other rationing method will be used.

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If the government provides medical care to everyone, prices will not be used as a rationing method because the service will be free or heavily subsidized. Therefore, some other form of rationing will have to be used, such as waitlists or priority levels based on need.

Some People Have Argued That the Government Should Provide Medical