The student learning about chronic disease and illness in the older population learns which facts about this situation? (Select all that apply.)
a. One in two adults, or more than 133,000 Americans, has a chronic condition.
b. Chronic disease is the leading cause of death in those over 65.
c. About 75% of medical costs each year are spent on managing chronic disease.
d. Formerly acute conditions are now mana-geable chronic diseases..
e. The focus of America's health care ser-vices is now on chronic illness
A, B, C, D
One in two adults has a chronic illness, and these problems are the leading cause of death in those over 65 and the largest cost to our health care system. One reason for this is that formerly acute, possibly fatal, conditions are now manageable as chronic conditions. America's health care system continues to be focused on acute care.
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