In recent decades, the cost of health care has

A) risen fast due to both rising prices and increasing quantities of services consumed.
B) risen solely because of rising prices of health care goods and services.
C) remained somewhat stable due to rising prices but falling quantities of services consumed.
D) risen solely because of rising quantities of medical goods and services consumed.

The cost of health care has increased due to both the rising prices of health care goods and services and the increasing quantities of services consumed. This reflects broader trends in health care economics where both demand factors (such as an aging population requiring more care) and supply factors (such as the introduction of new, more expensive medical technologies) contribute to overall cost increases.