If current trends with the percentage of the GDP represented by health care spending continue, by 2038, the Congressional Budget Office projects health care spending could easily exceed what percentage of the GDP?

A. 17
B. 22
C. 30
D. 35
E. 40


B. 22

By 2038, the Congressional Budget Office projects that health care spending could easily exceed 22 percent of the GDP.

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