A Number of Factors Have Combined to Escalate Health Care

question 32

Multiple Choice

A number of factors have combined to escalate health care costs beyond the rate of inflation in the United States.Among these factors are:

• A)Growing aged population, costly new treatments, emphasis on acute care rather than preventive care
• B)A lack of technology, a shrinking aged population, increased attention to preventive care
• C)Modern technology, poor treatment for minorities, more teen pregnancies
• D)Better treatment for the upper classes, fewer consumers of mental health treatment, emphasis on preventive care

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