A nursing student learned about reasons for health care reform. Which is a main reason why health care is a top concern of Americans?
A) Geographic concentration of physicians
B) Decreases in the number of acute care hospitals
C) The shortage of licensed nurses
D) Increasing cost of health insurance
Ans: D
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All premiums for all types of plans are steadily increasing while at the same time, employer contributions are steadily decreasing. The importance of this phenomenon in the lives of Americans supersedes the nursing shortage and decreases in hospital beds and the distribution of physicians.
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