Recipients of Medicare tend to demand a greater quantity of low-value, high-cost services because
A) the services are readily available.
B) recipients are coerced into demanding such services.
C) the government mandates that they demand such services.
D) the services are heavily subsidized.

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Medicare heavily subsidizes the cost of healthcare services for its recipients, which may encourage them to demand more low-value, high-cost services than necessary. As a result, this can contribute to the rising cost of healthcare and the inefficiencies in the system.

Recipients of Medicare Tend to Demand a Greater Quantity of Low-Value