Help on MGMAT CR question

vsr123 · Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 10:43 pm Post subject: Help on MGMAT CR question

Hi
In the MGMAT test, I came across this CR question.

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.

I would have thought that the answer to this is C , however the correct answer is listed as D

My question - Doesnt that paragraph state that most diseases are detected during regular preventive exams?

MGMAT's explanation is as follows

(C) The author argues that people will not get regular preventive examinations, and will therefore not receive medical attention until diseases are advanced. This logic, even if true, does not allow us to conclude that most diseases are detected during regular preventive examinations.

(D) CORRECT. The argument states that "poor people, who will not be able to afford health savings accounts, will no longer receive vaccinations". Based on this statement, it is reasonable to conclude that some people without health savings are likely to contract infectious diseases.

any help/insight is appreciated

thanks
sri

saviop · Posted: Sat Oct 20, 2007 5:13 am Post subject:

In my opinion C actually weakens reason # 1.