Because community clinics do not have a doctor on site and are cheaper to operate, UHC – an insurance provider – has plans to open numerous community clinics throughout the country. Since these clinics can treat most of the common illnesses, UHC argues that its plan, if implemented, will lower the overall health care costs.

Which of the following, if true, will throw the most doubt on the expected outcome of UHC’s plan?

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Community clinics are packed with most of the testing and diagnostic equipment found in a doctor's office.

Patients do not need to have insurance to be treated in community clinics.

As health care costs reduce, UHC will be pressurised to reduce its health premium which may in turn lower its profits.

A recent study concluded that most people who go to community clinics end up consulting doctors to get a second medical opinion.

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Chronic illnesses rather than common illnesses are a major contributor to health care costs.

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What this question tests

Whether you can identify the option that most undermines an argument's conclusion.

Choosing an irrelevant objection or one that attacks the premise rather than the reasoning.