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In the context of the passage as a whole, “craftsmanship” in sentence 7 is closest in meaning to:

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Outsourced healthcare, especially expensive surgeries, is a trend that is catching the fancy of the patients both in the United States and in the United Kingdom. However, the similarity ends here as the reasons for healthcare being outsourced to nations like India are different in the two nations. Patients in USA prefer overseas treatment because of high costs associated with healthcare in the US. Patients in the UK, however, prefer going overseas for surgeries because of a huge backlog of surgeries and the long waiting period.
The United Kingdom operates its healthcare on a model that can best be called a socialist model of cooperation and shared responsibility. The healthcare in the nation is managed by the government by using a portion of the tax collections. The policy is all-inclusive and everyone is entitled to subsidized and sometimes free healthcare, irrespective of the patient’s ability to pay. This leaves room for considerable craftsmanship in the construction of socialist systems. All the employees of the public healthcare system are government employees. Surprisingly, this model of socialist, government run healthcare services has reported a higher satisfaction rate among the patients than the private sector model prevalent in the United States. The socialist model also eliminated the need for a medical insurance industry because of the affordability of treatment. According to one estimate, if America were to move to a socialist healthcare model like that of U.K., Cuba, Switzerland, and were to provide healthcare insurance to all its citizens, the American healthcare industry could still save $100 billion. However, the present scenario is that the healthcare industry is making huge profits even as many in need of medical care suffer.

 

  1. jugglery

  2. sleight-of-hand

  3. ingenuity

  4. adroitness

  5. dexterity
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C Correct answer
Explanation

(1) Incorrect; the passage talks of how the system can be tweaked to suit the needs of patients who cannot afford to pay for healthcare. This shows that the system is not rigid. A word opposite of rigid is required. (2) Incorrect; sleight-of-hand has a negative connotation, like  trickery. The passage does not suggest a negative connotation about the socialist medical system. (3) Correct; because the system in flexible in allowing healthcare to all irrespective of their ability to pay, a word denoting ‘possibility for tinkering’ is required. Ingenuity fits the purpose. (4) Incorrect; adroitness would suggest expertise while a word suggesting ‘possibility for tinkering’ is required. (5) Incorrect; though a synonym to craftsmanship, dexterity does not fit the sentence as required.

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