About twenty-five percent of the nation's hospitals have "boarder elderly" who
A) remain in hospitals because they cannot find affordable nursing home accommodations.
B) suffer from chronic illnesses that require more intensive care than nursing homes can provide.
C) elderly hypochondriacs who are not really sick but think they are.
D) elderly patients who return to the hospital frequently for treatment of acute conditions, such as flu and pneumonia.
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Q25: Medicaid is more likely than Medicare to
Q27: In a provider-sponsored organization (PSO)
A) Medicare pays
Q28: Elders spend about percent of the money
Q30: Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
A) provides a minimum
Q32: Supplemental Security Income (SSI)is paid by funds
Q32: Part A of Medicare is insurance.
A) acute
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Q34: Medicare is characterized by all of the
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