Medicare Has Been the Focus of Many Proposed Reforms Over

question 127

Multiple Choice

Medicare has been the focus of many proposed reforms over the last several years because

• A) health care costs have risen more rapidly than the cost of other goods and services produced in the economy.
• B) nationalized health care systems are more efficient than private health care systems.
• C) cures for many major diseases are likely to be found in the next few years.
• D) government health care research has found that limiting access to doctors will increase the general health of the population.

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