Medical inflation measures how prices of a typical set of medical goods and services vary,but this measure has limitations.Of the following, which is a better example of a limitation in the use of medical price inflationas a health economics indicator?

a. Consumers are no better or worse offas a result ofhealth careprices because their insurance protects them from paying.

b. Because new treatments are invented,which are not reflected in the prices of a previoussetof"typical"medicalgoods and services.