While Ageist Attitudes Support the Assumptions of Apocalyptic Demography That

question 28

Multiple Choice

While ageist attitudes support the assumptions of apocalyptic demography that influence health care policy, the evidence suggests otherwise, specifically that

• A) age inevitably brings about illness
• B) treatment of illness incurs fiscal costs
• C) there will be escalating costs with population aging
• D) it is professional self-interest, rather than demography, which contributes to projections of rising health care expenditure
• E) health care providers will require an increase in income to care for the increasing aging population

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