Which of the Following Helps Explain the Escalating Costs Associated

question 33

Multiple Choice

Which of the following helps explain the escalating costs associated with Medicare?

• A)The payment formula for Medicare benefits is rigged to increase faster than the rate of inflation.
• B)The housing crash of 2007-09 meant that more senior citizens qualified for Medicare because they lacked income or assets.
• C)In 2007 Congress reduced the age of eligibility for Medicare, so the number of recipients increased.
• D)In 2003, Congress added a prescription drug benefit to Medicare without any offsetting cost savings.
• E)Most baby boomers have a long history of drug abuse that drives up the cost of their care.

Recognize the importance of similarity and admiration in the process of modeling.

Describe how learning through observation extends beyond imitation to encompass complex behaviors.

Understand the effects of prolonged media violence exposure on adult behavior and attitudes towards violence.

Comprehend the concept of desensitization to violence due to media exposure and its implications on societal norms.

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Definitions:

Shays's Rebellion

An armed uprising in Massachusetts (1786-1787), led by Daniel Shays, protesting economic injustices and the lack of government response to the economic plight of farmers.

Virginia Plan

A proposal by Virginia delegates for a bicameral legislative branch during the drafting of the United States Constitution in 1787.

New Jersey Plan

A proposal for the structure of the United States Government presented at the Constitutional Convention in 1787, emphasizing equal state representation in Congress regardless of population.

Republicanism

A political ideology centered on citizenship in a state organized as a republic under which the people hold popular sovereignty.