Forum Home > GMAT > Quantitative > Problem Solving (PS)
Events & Promotions
|
|
GMAT Club Daily Prep
Thank you for using the timer - this advanced tool can estimate your performance and suggest more practice questions. We have subscribed you to Daily Prep Questions via email.
Customized
for You
Track
Your Progress
Practice
Pays
Not interested in getting valuable practice questions and articles delivered to your email? No problem, unsubscribe here.
Dec 1207:30 AM PST
-08:30 AM PST
Join the conversation to learn more about INSEAD vs LBS
Dec 1310:00 AM EST
-12:00 PM EST
Have you ever wondered how to score a PERFECT 805 on the GMAT? Meet Julia, a banking professional who used the Target Test Prep course to achieve this incredible feat. Julia's story is nothing short of an inspiration.
Dec 1410:00 AM EST
-12:00 PM EST
Think a 100% GMAT Verbal score is out of your reach? Target Test Prep will make you think again! Our course uses techniques such as topical study and spaced repetition to maximize knowledge retention and make studying simple and fun.
Dec 1411:00 AM IST
-01:00 PM IST
Attend this session to learn how to Deconstruct arguments, Pre-Think Author’s Assumptions, and apply Negation Test.- Dec 15
11:00 AM IST
-01:00 PM IST
Attend this free GMAT Algebra Webinar and learn how to master the most challenging Inequalities and Absolute Value problems with ease. - Dec 16
08:00 AM PST
-11:59 PM PST
GMAT Club 12 Days of Christmas is a 4th Annual GMAT Club Winter Competition based on solving questions. This is the Winter GMAT competition on GMAT Club with an amazing opportunity to win over $40,000 worth of prizes! - Dec 17
09:00 AM PST
-10:00 AM PST
Join Manhattan Prep instructor Whitney Garner for a fun—and thorough—review of logic-based (non-math) problems, with a particular emphasis on Data Sufficiency and Two-Parts. - Dec 18
10:00 AM PST
-11:00 AM PST
Here is the essential guide to securing scholarships as an MBA student! In this video, we explore the various types of scholarships available, including need-based and merit-based options.
18 Mar 2020, 01:39
Kudos
Bookmarks
B
Be sure to select an answer first to save it in the Error Log before revealing the correct answer (OA)!
Difficulty:
15%
(low)
Question Stats:
85% (01:38) correct
15%
(02:02)
wrong
based on 250
sessions
History
Date
Time
Result
Not Attempted Yet
The recent increases in health insurance premiums are unnecessary and excessive. While the inflation rate is and has been stable at 5 percent for the past five years, during the same period the average cost of health insurance has increased annually by 10 to 20 percent. Recent studies show that the population is healthier now than ever before, and thus indicate that the insurance companies’ claims of higher health-care costs are unfounded and merely reflect the quest for higher profits.
Which one of the following statements, if true, undermines the conclusion in the passage?
(A) The incidence of lung cancer among men who smoke has decreased in recent years.
(B) Improvements in health have occurred because of a dramatic increase in the use of expensive medical equipment, tests, and drugs.
(C) Increased health insurance premiums will force some people to drop their medical coverage, thus adversely affecting their future health.
(D) Health insurance currently covers fewer health problems than it did in the past.
(E) Though there are fewer health insurance companies today, their earnings are higher than they have ever been.
Which one of the following statements, if true, undermines the conclusion in the passage?
(A) The incidence of lung cancer among men who smoke has decreased in recent years.
(B) Improvements in health have occurred because of a dramatic increase in the use of expensive medical equipment, tests, and drugs.
(C) Increased health insurance premiums will force some people to drop their medical coverage, thus adversely affecting their future health.
(D) Health insurance currently covers fewer health problems than it did in the past.
(E) Though there are fewer health insurance companies today, their earnings are higher than they have ever been.
05 Apr 2020, 17:44
Kudos
Bookmarks
Bunuel
The recent increases in health insurance premiums are unnecessary and excessive. While the inflation rate is and has been stable at 5 percent for the past five years, during the same period the average cost of health insurance has increased annually by 10 to 20 percent. Recent studies show that the population is healthier now than ever before, and thus indicate that the insurance companies’ claims of higher health-care costs are unfounded and merely reflect the quest for higher profits.
Which one of the following statements, if true, undermines the conclusion in the passage?
(A) The incidence of lung cancer among men who smoke has decreased in recent years.
(B) Improvements in health have occurred because of a dramatic increase in the use of expensive medical equipment, tests, and drugs.
(C) Increased health insurance premiums will force some people to drop their medical coverage, thus adversely affecting their future health.
(D) Health insurance currently covers fewer health problems than it did in the past.
(E) Though there are fewer health insurance companies today, their earnings are higher than they have ever been.
Which one of the following statements, if true, undermines the conclusion in the passage?
(A) The incidence of lung cancer among men who smoke has decreased in recent years.
(B) Improvements in health have occurred because of a dramatic increase in the use of expensive medical equipment, tests, and drugs.
(C) Increased health insurance premiums will force some people to drop their medical coverage, thus adversely affecting their future health.
(D) Health insurance currently covers fewer health problems than it did in the past.
(E) Though there are fewer health insurance companies today, their earnings are higher than they have ever been.
The Author believes that increase in the cost of health insurance premiums is unjustified because inflation has remained constant and people are healthier in general.
We have to weaken this Argument.
What if it is the other way round. Maybe people are healthier because they are taking expensive drugs, going for expensive tests and using expensive medical equipment, all these paid for by their Health Insurance companies.Hence in this case the Health Insurance companies are completely justified in increasing their premiums , the insurance companies are NOT JUST trying to increase profits, they are actually shelling out more for the increased costs of medicine , tests and equipment. If this is the reason then the Argument is weakened.
(A) Irrelevant- Not in line with our pre-thinking,does not help to weaken the Argument - INCORRECT.
(B) Exactly in line with our pre-thinking - KEEP
(C)Irrelevant- Not in line with our pre-thinking, does not help to weaken the Argument - INCORRECT.
(D)Irrelevant- Not in line with our pre-thinking,does not help to weaken the Argument - INCORRECT.
(E) Irrelevant- Not in line with our pre-thinking,does not help to weaken the Argument - INCORRECT.
Correct option is B.
Ans- B
Hope it's clear.
Moderators:
