If a Terminally Ill Person in the United States Won't

question 168

Multiple Choice

If a terminally ill person in the United States won't consider hospice, pick the LEAST reasonable explanation?

• A) The person does not want to admit that death is near.
• B) The person does not want to burden family members.
• C) Medicare refuses to pay for this service.
• D) The doctor is reluctant to make a referral.

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