A significant focus for today and the future health-care systems is:
A. Fee-for-service payments
B. Primary care to emphasize the importance of prevention of disease
C. Inpatient care for each acute and chronic episode of disease
D. Individualized plan of care that promotes intensive care unit (ICU) care for each patient
ANS: B
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A Incorrect because having fee-for-service will deny access to health care for mil-lions.
B Correct because increased health promo-tion is mandatory for the future.
C Incorrect because health-care delivery needs to provide palliative care to some instead of having acute-care hospitaliza-tions for just about each patient no matter what the circumstances.
D Incorrect because the health-care delivery system cannot continue giving each pa-tient ICU care no matter what their cir-cumstances are because of the high costs.
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