Rising Health Care Spending Is a Problem Confronting the Federal

question 227

Multiple Choice

Rising health care spending is a problem confronting the federal government because

• A) it is the government's job to make sure everyone receives the health care they need.
• B) federal spending on health care has increased rapidly over the last thirty years.
• C) the federal-funded VA hospitals have been expanding faster than government revenues can provide for.
• D) the medical expenses of federal employees has been rising at a rate much faster than for non-federal workers.

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