A client comes to the clinic with the complaint that he has been ill for several weeks but do not have insurance and have delayed care
What does the LPN understand about the overall healthcare reform goals that will address issues such as this client? A) The goal of healthcare reform is to provide care to women, infants, and children.
B) The goal of healthcare reform is to provide more healthcare programs to address illness.
C) The goal of healthcare reform is to provide quality healthcare for those that can afford it.
D) The goal of healthcare reform is to provide affordable healthcare to more citizens.
D
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The overall goal of healthcare reform is to provide affordable healthcare to more U.S. citizens. Other goals are to reduce the insurance companies' control of healthcare and to provide more assistance to senior citizens on fixed incomes. The other answers address other individual programs but not the broader terms of the healthcare initiative.
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