Which of the following conclusions can be drawn from reviewing how health care costs are spread over a person's lifetime?
a. Health care expenditures increase with age.
b. Premature newborns incur more costs than other children from birth through adulthood.
c. The majority of cost is incurred during middle age when chronic diseases strike.
d. Persons aged 85 years and above spend the most money on health care.
ANS: A
Expenditures increase with age. About one third of costs are incurred during middle age; half during the senior years; and, for those older than 85 years, one third of their lifetime costs occurs during their last year of life.
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