Recipients of Medicare Tend to Demand a Greater Quantity of Low-Value

question 100

Multiple Choice

Recipients of Medicare tend to demand a greater quantity of low-value, high-cost services because

• A) the services are readily available.
• B) recipients are coerced into demanding such services.
• C) the government mandates that they demand such services.
• D) the services are heavily subsidized.

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Definitions:

Retina

A layer at the back of the eyeball containing cells that are sensitive to light and trigger nerve impulses that pass via the optic nerve to the brain, where a visual image is formed.

Sensation

The process by which sensory receptors and the nervous system receive stimuli from the environment, such as touch, taste, smell, sound, and sight.

Perception

The process by which sensory information is organized, interpreted, and consciously experienced.

20,000 Hz

The frequency of soundwaves that typically represents the upper limit of human hearing.