Adverse selection arises in the market for health insurance because Moral hazard arises in the market for health insurance because OA. for many people, the price of health insurance is beyond their ability to pay for it; the marginal social benefit of healthcare exceeds the marginal benefit perceived by its consumers OB. people optimistically underestimate the health risks that they face; people take too short a view of the benefits of healthcare OC. O D. some of the healthiest people choose to not buy insurance; once insured, a person has less incentive to adopt a healthy lifestyle once insured, a person has less incentive to adopt a healthy lifestyle; some of the healthiest people choose to not buy insurance;

Adverse selection arises in the market for health insurance because Moral hazard arises in the market for health insurance because OA. for many people, the price of health insurance is beyond their ability to pay for it; the marginal social benefit of healthcare exceeds the marginal benefit perceived by its consumers OB. people optimistically underestimate the health risks that they face; people take too short a view of the benefits of healthcare OC. O D. some of the healthiest people choose to not buy insurance; once insured, a person has less incentive to adopt a healthy lifestyle once insured, a person has less incentive to adopt a healthy lifestyle; some of the healthiest people choose to not buy insurance;

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