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The USgovernment Provides Health Care to About 30 Percent of the the Population

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The U.S.government provides health care to about 30 percent of the population through programs such as Medicare and Medicaid.The Congressional Budget Office estimates that as the U.S.population ages and medical costs continue to rise,federal government spending on Medicare will


A) cause the federal government to go bankrupt within the next 5 years.
B) leave no funds for Medicaid, which will virtually eliminate this program.
C) more than double over the next 10 years.
D) start to decrease, since Medicare will be funded by social security contributions beginning in 2012.

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