The Making the Connection explains that there are both positive and normative elements to the debate over whether medical schools should charge tuition and whether hospitals should continue to pay residents who pursue primary care but not residents who specialize. What economic statistics would be the most useful in evaluating the positive elements in this debate?

These are the options for the question:

A. Physician incomes by specialty and geographic region.

B. Poverty rates by geographic region.

C. Age distribution characteristics of the population by geographic region.

D. Med school tuition rates, applications, and enrollments.

E. All of the above.

And this is the correct

E.  All of the above.

Explanation:

All the economic statistics listed in the question are relevant for the debate.

A) is relevant because it can help decide whether residents who specialize should be paid or not.

B) is relevant because in poorer regions, medical students could be exempt of paying tuition.

C) is relevant because medical care is very related to age distribution (children and the elderly demand more care than adults).

D) is relevant because it can show whether tuition is too high and should be lowered or scrapped, and whether the costs affect the amount of enrollment.