Relative to the General Index of Consumer Prices, Medical-Care Prices

question 579

Multiple Choice

Relative to the general index of consumer prices, medical-care prices have

• A) fallen quite substantially since the beginning of the Medicare and Medicaid programs in 1965.
• B) risen quite substantially since the beginning of the Medicare and Medicaid programs in 1965.
• C) remained roughly constant since the beginning of the Medicare and Medicaid programs in 1965.
• D) fallen, but only slightly, since the beginning of the Medicare and Medicaid programs in 1965.

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The posterior portion of the human body, extending from the neck to the lower end of the spine.

Cricoid Cartilage

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The anatomical indentation visible at the throat's base, above the sternum and between the clavicles.

Jugular Notch

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