The text points out an inconsistency between hospice care and hospital care. Which of the following best captures the sense of that inconsistency?
A) Hospitals focus on keeping patients alive, whereas hospice is focused on helping a person die.
B) In a hospital, decisions about extending life are made by the patient but in hospice care trained professionals make these decisions for the patient.
C) Most real care in hospitals is done by nurses but in hospice care the real care is done by physicians.
D) Most hospital care is covered by insurance but hospice care is hardly ever covered by insurance.

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Hospitals are devoted to life and life support; hospital personnel tend to see death as the enemy, and they often work to prolong life, sometimes irrespective of the wishes of the patient. The hospice concept emphasizes that death is a normal and natural stage of life to be approached with dignity. Both hospital care and hospice care are usually covered by insurance.

The Text Points Out an Inconsistency Between Hospice Care and Hospital