Based on Its Current Rate of Growth, Health Care Spending

question 14

Multiple Choice

Based on its current rate of growth, health care spending as a percentage of GDP through Medicare, Medicaid, and other U.S.government programs is expected to

• A)stabilize within the next 20 years.
• B)account for a majority of spending as a percentage of GDP within 5 years.
• C)slow down during this decade.
• D)double over the next 40 years.

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Definitions:

Parathyroid Hormone

An agent generated by the parathyroid glands, tasked with managing the amount of calcium in the blood and the metabolism of bones.

Calcitonin

A hormone produced by the thyroid gland that helps regulate blood calcium levels by lowering them when too high.

Parathyroid Hormone

A substance secreted by the parathyroid glands responsible for controlling blood calcium concentrations and bone metabolism.

Synergistically

In cooperation such that the result or effect is greater than the sum of individual effects.