HCAD 222 Exam 2 question n answers graded A+ 2023/2024

HCAD 222 Exam 2 1. Which of the following is the most prevalent chronic disease of old age? 2 .______ is the chief, primary government program that pays for health care for elderly Americans. 3. In 1983, Congress responded to the high costs of hospital care under Medicare Part A by introducing ______. 4. Once someone is admitted to a nursing home, they are likely to remain there for the rest of their lives. 5. A multidimensional functional assessment is best described as involving which of the following? - correct answers 1. Arthritis 2. Medicare 3. The prospective payment system 4. False 5.a full examination of physical, mental, and social conditions Which of the following factors is responsible for rising health care costs? Daniel Callahan argues that people should live out their "natural" life spans of approximately 80 years, and then they should be allowed to die. "Managed care" refers to which of the following? Medical costs in the last year of life amount to about 30 percent of the entire Medicare budget. Healthcare expenditures for the older population have outpaced general economic growth in recent years. - correct answers -increasing longevity,increasing intensity of services, fraud, waste, and abuse -True -combining insurance with health care providers and facilities in a unified network to control costs -True -True Epidemiology of Aging - correct answers -Aging is not a disease, but it does increase susceptibility to disease -3/4 > 65 die from: