The Amount of People Who Will Require Long-Term Care Is

question 33

Multiple Choice

The amount of people who will require long-term care is difficult to formulate mostly because of which of the following?

• A) unknown deaths that will occur
• B) advances in health care, the environment and lifestyle changes that will improve health
• C) diseases and illnesses that have not yet been discovered
• D) possible changes to healthcare coverage that may occur in the future, which could result in an
• Increased or decreased number of people receiving care

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