GMAT Critical Reasoning (CR) | Re: The argument is based on which assumption

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Joseph : Health insurance premiums are growing at an alarming rate. This is, in part, because many hospitals and
clinics bill for unnecessary diagnostics and tests that inflate the subsequent amount that insurers pay out to them.
These expenses are then passed on to consumers in the form of increased insurance premiums. Therefore,
reducing the number of unnecessary tests performed by
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