Medicare Spending Has Increased as a Result of Which of the Following

question 40

Multiple Choice

Medicare spending has increased as a result of which of the following?

• A) The shift of treatment of patients to acute care settings
• B) Growth in technology
• C) Advances in the pharmaceutical industry
• D) Increasing costs of medical malpractice
• E) Growth in technology, advances in the pharmaceutical industry, and increasing costs of medical malpractice

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