Question

1) What are some of the disadvantages of the public provision of personal health care services? Identify the most important trade-offs in a country’s

Answer 1

Answer:

Decrease in economic growth

Answer 2

Answer: Below is the complete question

What are some of the disadvantages of the public provision of personal health care services? Identify the most important trade-offs in a country’s decision between public versus private provision.

Answer :

• Decrease in economic growth
• Shifting of costs from employer to employee

Explanation:

The Disadvantages of public provision of personal health care services

Decrease in pace of economic growth: Increased spending on the provision of adequate personal health care services by the Government  affects the budget of the Government negatively, this is because the proportion of the increase in public health expenditure is Greater when compared to the rate of growth of the Economy.

Shifting of costs from employer to employees; Public provision of personal health care services causes Employers to try to limit their contributions to the provision of personal health services thereby passing the cost to their employees indirectly