Based on the Current Rate of Growth, Health Care Spending

question 6

Multiple Choice

Based on the 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) more than double over the next 40 years.

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