Read the passage below and determine which of the following statements can be correctly inferred from the text. Passage: In the mid-1940s, the United Kingdom established the National Health Service (NH

• S , a central pillar of the post-war welfare state intended to provide healthcare that was "free at the point of use." While the initiative successfully centralized medical care and dramatically improved national health outcomes, it required a massive expansion of the state’s administrative apparatus. Proponents hailed it as a triumph of social equality, but detractors argued that the centralized model stifled medical innovation and created long-term fiscal burdens for the taxpayer. Statements: I. The establishment of the NHS resulted in the immediate elimination of all private medical practices in the United Kingdom. II. The creation of the NHS represented a significant increase in the scale of government administration. III. There was a segment of the population that believed the centralized healthcare model hindered progress in medical research.