Glen Albanese was arrested after federal authorities conducted an investigation that indicated the funds that he had raised for relief efforts for Hurricane Katrina victims had been used to purchase landscaping for his home, acquire a Labradoodle pedigree dog, and buy tickets to DisneyWorld and Six Flags. Mr. Albanese had raised funds for his charity by advertising that the funds raised would be used to rebuild homes and provide scholarships for the children of victims. Instead, he met individuals who sold him the dog and furnished the landscaping in odd locations and paid them in cash in envelopes. Which of the following crimes would be applicable for the federal authorities to charge? a. Embezzlement b. Criminal fraud c. a and b only d. all of the above e. A violation of SOX

Consider how health insurance affects the quantity of health care services performed. suppose that the typical medical procedure has a cost of $160, yet a person with health insurance pays only $40 out of pocket. her insurance company pays the remaining $120. (the insurance company recoups the $120 through premiums, but the premium a person pays does not depend on how many procedures that person chooses to undergo.) consider the following demand curve in the market for medical care. use the black point (plus symbol) to indicate the quantity of procedures demanded if each procedure has a price of $160. then use the grey point (star symbol) to indicate the quantity of procedures demanded if each procedure has a price of $40. q d at p=$160 q d at p=$40 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 200 180 160 140 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 price of medical procedures quantity of medical procedures demand if the cost of each procedure to society is truly $160, the quantity that maximizes total surplus is procedures. economists often blame the health insurance system for excessive use of medical care. given your analysis, the use of care might be viewed as excessive because consumers get procedures whose value is than the cost of producing them.