Why Will Home Health Care Continue to Expand? (Select All

question 28

Multiple Choice

Why will home health care continue to expand? (Select all that apply.)

• A)Complex care can be more efficiently provided in the home setting.
• B)Cost-containment measures are being implemented at all levels of government.
• C)Insurance companies are requiring increased use of generic medications.
• D)The public is demanding quality health care services in the home.
• E)The public is exerting pressure to receive care in the most comfortable setting.
• F)Technologic advances are occurring.

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