The Medicare Pay-As-You-Go System Is Jeopardized by

question 10

Multiple Choice

The Medicare pay-as-you-go system is jeopardized by

• A)an overly generous fee schedule that pays physicians more than private insurance for most procedures.
• B)the changing demographics of the U.S.population with an increasing percentage over the age of 65.
• C)a reliance on the premiums paid by the elderly themselves to fund a majority of the total cost of the system.
• D)allowing physicians to balance bill their patients.
• E)the rising costs of long-term care.

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