Health insurers are largely immune to the factors that are limiting

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Health insurers are largely immune to the factors that are limiting profit in many sectors of the healthcare economy. Consumers have shown a willingness to pay almost any price for health insurance premiums. Capital demands, which are the responsibility of doctors and hospitals, are increasing dramatically, even as cost-containment measures, largely encouraged by the insurers and their friends in government, have forced new levels of fiscal discipline upon hospitals and doctors. Patients still need MRIs and buildings to put them in, but hospitals are limited in how much they can charge patients for the use of these facilities.

Which one of the following most accurately describes the role that the statement “patients still need MRIs and buildings to put them in” plays in the argument?

(A) It is a specific example of a general condition described in the course of the argument.

(B) It is used to counter a consideration that may be taken to undermine the argument.

(C) It is used to indirectly support the claim made by the argument.

(D) It describes a social side effect of the benefit with which the argument is concerned.

(E) It introduces the conclusion that the argument intends to support.

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kb26 · Answer

the argument is capital demands are rising but revenue is restricted by insurers. and, then gives an example of it how capital demands of MRI and building are there but charges are limited. So, Ans should be A.

vasu1104 · Answer

capital demands are increasing dramatically and at same time cost containment measures have forced new level of fiscal discipline upon hospitals and doctors.
patients still need MRIs and buildings to put them it. but hospitals are limited in how much they can charge patients for the use of these facilities.

first part of this describe the capital demands for hospitals and doctors and second part describes the discipline required by hospitals and doctors due to cost containment.

A yes, it is the example that represent the phenomenon mentioned earlier in passage. keep.
B no, its not trying to undermine the consideration used in argument. out.
C its not supporting the claim indirectly at all. rather it showing the examples of the mentioned phenomenon.
D no there are no social side effect of benefit here.out.
E no its not conclusion that argument supports. out.

choice A

Vivek1707 · Answer

The statement about MRIs and buildings is a specific example of the general problem facing hospitals and doctors: they still have major costs/capital needs, but insurers/government cost controls limit how much they can charge.
A. Correct — “MRIs and buildings” are concrete examples of the capital-intensive facilities hospitals still need.
B. Incorrect — It isn't countering an objection; it's providing evidence for the argument.
C. Incorrect — It doesn't indirectly support the conclusion; it directly illustrates the financial pressure on hospitals.
D. Incorrect — It's not describing a social side effect.
E. Incorrect — The conclusion is that health insurers are largely immune to the factors limiting profits elsewhere, which comes before this statement

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