Which of the following statements about the cost of health care is true?
a. Health care expenditures will increase more than 7% per year between 2004 and 2010.
b. Per capita health care expenditures are expected to decrease over the next few years.
c. Cost containment efforts have curbed the cost of health care in the past few years.
d. The percentage of the gross domestic product spent on health care has been projected to remain stable over the next several years.
ANS: A
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