Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
A)Medical innovations have led to increased medical costs, however; the massive expansion of medical insurance has also increased these costs.
B)Medical innovations have led to increased medical costs; however, the massive expansion of medical insurance has also increased these costs.
C)Medical innovations have led to increased medical costs; however the massive expansion of medical insurance has also increased these costs.

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Option A has a semicolon after "however," which is incorrect. A semicolon is used to join two independent clauses, but "however" is a conjunction that connects two dependent clauses.

Option C is missing a comma after "however," which is necessary to separate the two clauses.

Option B correctly uses a semicolon to join two independent clauses and a comma after "however" to separate the two dependent clauses.

Which Sentence Is Punctuated Correctly