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united states
        hospitals have traditionally relied primarily on revenues from paying patients to offset losses from unreimbursed care. almost all paying patient now rely on govermental or private health insurance to pay hospital bills. resentlly, insurers have been strictly limiting what they pay the hospitals for the care of insured patient to amount at or below actual costs.

which of the following conclusion is best supported by the information above?

A although the advance of technology has made expensive medical procedured available to the wealthy, such procedures are out of the reach of low--income patients.

B if hosptial do not find ways of raising additional income for unreimbursed care, they must either deny some of that care out of suffer losses if they give it.

C some patient have incomes too high for eligibility for governmental health insurance but are able to afford private insurance for hospital care.

D if the hospitals reduse their costs in providing care, insurance company will maintain the current level of reimbursement, thereby providing funds for unreimbursed care.

E even though philanthropic donations have tradtionally provided some support for the hospitals, such donations are at present declining.

the answer is B. would you tell me why? thank you