A client in the clinic asks the nurse about a medication seen on television. When the nurse suggests a generic, cheaper version of the medication, the client is resistant to this recommendation
When planning care for this client, which is true regarding the healthcare treatment choices of consumers?
A) Inappropriate healthcare treatment choices by consumers have contributed to increases in healthcare costs.
B) The continued lack of accurate diagnoses by the primary medical team has contributed to increases in healthcare costs.
C) Better treatments leading to an increase in medical expenses for more research have contributed to increases in healthcare costs.
D) Decreased longevity due to an increase in chronic diseases has contributed to increases in healthcare costs.
Answer: A
Gaining control over increasing healthcare expenditures has been a goal of both the government and private entities. Many factors are responsible for the increasing cost of health care. These include increased longevity; increases in the prevalence of chronic diseases such as diabetes; continued medical advances (which may result in more accurate diagnoses and better treatment but are often more expensive than existing methods); technological advances; consumer demand; and defensive medicine. Inappropriate healthcare treatment choices by consumers have also contributed to increases in healthcare costs.
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