The UShealth-Care System Functions by Managing and Paying for Illness by by Focusing

question 2

Multiple Choice

The U.S.health-care system functions by managing and paying for illness by focusing on one problem at a time.The nurse practitioner analyzes this system and concludes it is ineffective because:

• A)As the number of comorbidities increases, so do the risks.
• B)Unintended outcomes of the one disease model include the collaboration of medical advice.
• C)There is no knowledge gap regarding people with multiple chronic conditions (MCCs).
• D)One in ten Medicare recipients has more than one chronic illness.

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