Regarding the article "Socioeconomic differences in the adoption of new medical technologies," by Goldman, Dana and James P. Smith, how can this article provide some motivation for the research question that says "Does the uptake of medical technologies have an impact on patient care in terms of cost-effectiveness, quality, and income levels"? and also provide motivation for the hypothesis that says "socioeconomic disparities and the preference for health care efficiency over technology adoption can cause the standard of medical technology to decline."

1. Explain why you expect medical technology adoption to have an impact on patient care? Here you can clearly articulate the mechanisms underlying the specific research question mentioned above. That is if you expect medical technologies and patient care to be negatively related explain why or how this would be. This should be informed by theory and data. Explain in detail.

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