The answer to your question is B
The discovery of a new oil field in North Dakota would have a profound effect on the United States. North Dakota is among the top five oil producing areas as of 2014.
Oil is mostly produced by the following areas of the United States (in order from most to least): Texas, Gulf of Mexico, North Dakota and California.
The discovery of a new oil field would affect the United States in both (North Dakota) state and federal economics by creating jobs and capitalizing off of sales of oil both domestically and to foreign countries.
As of 2017, the US importing of oil was at its lowest point since 1970. Top oil imports come from Canada, Saudi Arabia, Venezuela, Mexico, and Iraq (in order from most to least). The discovery of new oil fields would probably even further decrease the amount of oil imports, which in the case of war, it would be a good thing to have our own easily accessible supply.
All the given options are contributors to the increase in health care expenditure in the U.S. Thus, option 5 is the correct answer.
As people become older, their medical expenses increase. With age comes various illnesses which need to be treated. Thus, they almost become regular visitors to the hospital. This increases their health care expenditure.
The hospital expenses have increased a lot in the present times. The introduction of new technology and machinery has also increased medical fees and expenditures.
Since the price for everything has increased, the prices of the services of the physicians have also increased, which adds to the medical expenditure.
More prescriptions mean more medicines. More medicines mean more expenditure on medical issues. Thus it again leads to an increase in health expenditures.
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<u>The complete question is given below:</u>
Which is NOT a contributor to the increase in health care expenditures in the U.S.?
1. Aging of the population.
2. Increases in hospital expenses
3. Higher costs for physician services.
4. Increase in the number of prescriptions written.
5. All of the above are contributors.
