Which of the following is the best example of a health care service with a large public good component?
A) A hair-growing treatment provided to a twenty-five year-old single man.
B) Heart bypass surgery provided to an employee and paid for by employer-funded insurance.
C) A vaccine that reduces the incidence of a communicable disease.
D) A hip replacement provided to a senior citizen.

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Vaccines that reduce the incidence of communicable diseases have a large public good component because they provide benefits not only to the individual receiving the vaccine but also to the broader community by reducing the spread of disease.

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