Because There Is No Provision for Long-Term Care in the United

question 58

Multiple Choice

Because there is no provision for long-term care in the United States,________ has become
The de facto program financing nursing home residents when they have exhausted their savings.

• A)Social Security
• B)Medicare
• C)Medicaid
• D)the Affordable Care Act

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Definitions:

Gray Matter

A component of the central nervous system consisting primarily of neuronal cell bodies, dendrites, and unmyelinated axons, involved in muscle control and sensory perception.

Spinal Cord

A long, thin, tubular structure made of nervous tissue, which extends from the medulla oblongata in the brainstem to the lumbar region in the vertebral column, conducting neural signals between the brain and the body.

Myelin

A fatty substance that surrounds the axons of many neurons, facilitating rapid signal transmission.

Hypothalamus

A subcortical forebrain structure involved in regulating bodily functions. The hypothalamus also influences our basic motivated behaviors.