Regarding the article "Why do health economists promote technology adoption rather than the search for efficiency?"by Scotland G, Bryan S. When looking at a research question such as: "Does the uptake of medical technologies have an impact on patient care in terms of cost-effectiveness, quality, and income levels?" Also when looking at the hypothesis that "socioeconomic disparities and the preference for healthcare efficiency over technology adoption can cause the standard of medical technology to decline." 1. How can someone provide some motivation reflecting this research question and hypothesis? 2.,Why would someone expect medical technology to impact patient care?

3. How would someone clearly articulate the mechanisms underlying this specific research question? That is if someone expects the medical technology adoption rather than healthcare efficiency it will turn out to be negatively affected. 4. How can someone explain why or how this would be?

5. This should be informed by theory and data. Explain in detail.