Why would a patient of limited income find technology as a barrier to accessing health care?
1. Inability to afford, desire, or utilize what technology offers as tests or treatments
2. Difficulty understanding the results obtained as a result of technology
3. Limited benefits due to age
4. Lack of accessing the various diagnostic technological treatments
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Explanation: 1. Technology in healthcare is expensive, and a person may not be able to afford, want, or utilize what technology offers as part of diagnostic tests or treatments.
2. Understanding results obtained through technological tests or treatments can be a factor of education, not of technology itself.
3. All ages can benefit from the various technologies in healthcare, but this does not mean that technology needs to be used at any age for any reason.
4. Access is the ability to enter a system. A patient of limited income would not be able to afford the technological treatments for care.
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