Based on Its Current Rate of Growth, Health Care Spending

question 14

Multiple Choice

Based on its current rate of growth, health care spending as a percentage of GDP through Medicare, Medicaid, and other U.S.government programs is expected to

• A)stabilize within the next 20 years.
• B)account for a majority of spending as a percentage of GDP within 5 years.
• C)slow down during this decade.
• D)double over the next 40 years.

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