On What Basis Can Medicare Be Criticized? (Select All That

question 26

Multiple Choice

On what basis can Medicare be criticized? (Select all that apply.)

• A)Even after age 65,many elderly citizens are not eligible for Medicare.
• B)Medicare pays less than half of recipients' health care costs,which is a major hardship for many recipients.
• C)Medicare does not protect elderly people from financial destitution when they pay for needed care.
• D)Most physicians and hospitals do not accept Medicare recipients.
• E)Until 2007,the premiums were the same whether the recipient was very wealthy or very poor.
• F)Until 2011,Medicare paid for procedures in hospitals but not in outpatient settings.

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