A Number of Factors Have Combined to Escalate Health Care

Multiple Choice

A number of factors have combined to escalate health care costs beyond the rate of inflation in the United States.Among these factors are:

A) Growing aged population, costly new treatments, emphasis on acute care rather than preventive care
B) A lack of technology, a shrinking aged population, increased attention to preventive care
C) Modern technology, poor treatment for minorities, more teen pregnancies
D) Better treatment for the upper classes, fewer consumers of mental health treatment, emphasis on preventive care