Spending on Prescription Drugs Is Rising Faster Than the Rate

question 77

True/False

Spending on prescription drugs is rising faster than the rate of inflation and is now the fastest-growing portion of health care spending in the United States.

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Definitions:

Hormones

Substances synthesized within the body that manage and direct the functions of specific cells or organs.

Computerized Axial Tomography

A medical imaging technique that uses computer-processed combinations of many X-ray measurements taken from different angles to produce tomographic images (virtual 'slices') of specific areas of a scanned object.

Brain

An organ of the central nervous system responsible for integrating sensory information and directing all voluntary and involuntary actions.

Chemicals

Substances composed of atoms or molecules, often used in the context of synthetic or industrial materials, but also encompassing all matter.