A process that was developed in the 1980s in part,to help dying AIDS patients pay their bills and was later extended to others,especially the elderly,is known as

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Viatical settlements is the process of buying life insurance policies from individuals who are terminally ill or have a shortened life expectancy. This provides immediate cash to the policyholder while also allowing them to use the money for medical expenses or to cover living costs. The practice was first developed in the 1980s as a way to help AIDS patients who needed financial assistance, but has since been extended to others, including the elderly. Choice A is unrelated to the question and is a type of financial scam. Choice B refers to the illegal practice of adding unauthorized charges to a customer's phone bill. Choice D is too extreme and unfounded as a generalization.

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