What is a major source of stress on the current U.S. healthcare system?
1. Rising cost of providing healthcare to all citizens
2. Lack of adequate education for healthcare professionals
3. Inadequate number of hospital beds across the country
4. Increasing cost of malpractice insurance
ANS: 1
The rising cost of healthcare results in increasing government spending. When the government spends more money on healthcare there is less money to spend on other things.
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