Health-Care Spending as a Percentage of Total U

question 84

True/False

Health-care spending as a percentage of total U.S.output generally rose between 1960 and 1995.

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Definitions:

Three Mile Island

The location of a significant nuclear power plant accident in Pennsylvania, USA, in 1979.

Nuclear Coolant

A substance, typically a liquid or gas, used in nuclear reactors to remove heat from the nuclear fission reaction and maintain safe operating conditions.

Nuclear Reactor

A facility used to generate electricity through the controlled nuclear fission process.

Gastrostomy Tube

A medical device inserted through the abdomen into the stomach to provide nutrition to patients who cannot swallow food.