In evaluating the effectiveness of the Medicare program created to ensure that medical care would be available to the aged, it can accurately be said that the program
A. Has been an outstanding success story in ensuring that the elderly receive appropriate care.
B. Helped reduce health care costs by ensuring a steady flow of health care clients.
C. Prevented the elderly from suffering any major hardship resulting from health care costs.
D. Significantly improved access for eligible persons and thus helped reduce poverty in the elderly.
ANS: D
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