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by piyush_nitt » Mon May 04, 2009 5:11 am
Advocates insist that health savings accounts are an efficient method to reduce medical expenses. However, widespread adoption of these accounts will soon undermine the public’s health. One reason for this is that most people will be reluctant to deplete their accounts to pay for regular preventive examinations, so that in many cases a serious illness will go undetected until it is far advanced. Another reason is that poor people, who will not be able to afford health savings accounts, will no longer receive vaccinations against infectious diseases.

The statements above, if true, most support which of the following?
A.Wealthy individuals will not be affected negatively by health savings accounts.

B.Private health insurance will no longer be available.

C.Most diseases are detected during regular preventive examinations.

D.Some people without health savings accounts are likely to contract infectious diseases.

E.The causal relationship between an individual’s health and that person’s medical care has been adequately documented.

C or D?

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Re: Advocates

by rahulg83 » Mon May 04, 2009 6:44 am
piyush_nitt wrote:Advocates insist that health savings accounts are an efficient method to reduce medical expenses. However, widespread adoption of these accounts will soon undermine the public’s health. One reason for this is that most people will be reluctant to deplete their accounts to pay for regular preventive examinations, so that in many cases a serious illness will go undetected until it is far advanced. Another reason is that poor people, who will not be able to afford health savings accounts, will no longer receive vaccinations against infectious diseases.

The statements above, if true, most support which of the following?
A.Wealthy individuals will not be affected negatively by health savings accounts.

B.Private health insurance will no longer be available.

C.Most diseases are detected during regular preventive examinations.

D.Some people without health savings accounts are likely to contract infectious diseases.

E.The causal relationship between an individual’s health and that person’s medical care has been adequately documented.

C or D?
most people will be reluctant to deplete their accounts to pay for regular preventive examinations, so that in many cases a serious illness will go undetected
I'd pick C..Why do you think
D
might be the answer..
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by dmateer25 » Mon May 04, 2009 7:24 am
It seems like C is a trick answer in this question.

C talks about preventative examinations detecting disease. However, the premise above talks about preventative examinations and illness, not disease.

I will go with D on this one.

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by bmlaud » Mon May 04, 2009 10:55 am
Clear D

Option C says Most diseases and argument says many cases a serious illness will go undetected

Many ~ 51% and Most ~ 99% :wink:
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by schumi_gmat » Mon May 04, 2009 11:43 am
Agree with bmlaud

IMO D

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by krisraam » Mon May 04, 2009 2:33 pm
Its a Clear D.

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by mehravikas » Mon May 04, 2009 5:43 pm
IMO - C.

OA please?

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by piyush_nitt » Tue May 05, 2009 1:50 am
krisraam wrote:Its a Clear D.

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OA: D

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by yashanth.ponnanna » Tue May 05, 2009 7:22 am
"D" should be the answer!!

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by ketkoag » Tue May 05, 2009 9:56 am
was a clear D..

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by mharv » Thu May 07, 2009 3:20 am
Conclusion: Healthcare (savings accounts) will undermine public health.

Premise: People will stop undergoing routine tests
Poor people will no longer receive vaccinations against infectious diseases

C assumes that all people have access to healthcare, which is wrong.

D is correct, as poor people (some people) are likely to contract infectious diseases stated in the premise.
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by samanthaJ79 » Sun May 15, 2016 6:05 am
I would go with option D