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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Definitions:

Adequate Consideration

Sufficient value that is fairly exchanged between parties in a contract.

Legal Duty

An obligation imposed by law on individuals or entities, requiring them to conform to a standard of conduct for the protection of others against unreasonable risks.

Statute of Limitations

Legislation stipulating the longest period following an occurrence in which legal action can be started.

Legal Claim

is a right to seek a remedy or relief in a legal action due to the infringement of one's legal rights.