Author Question: On what basis can Medicare be criticized? (Select all that apply.) a. Even after age 65, many ... (Read 42 times)

V@ndy87 · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

On what basis can Medicare be criticized? (Select all that apply.)

a. Even after age 65, many elderly citizens are not eligible for Medicare.
b. Medicare pays less than half of recipients' health care costs, which is a major hardship for many recipients.
c. Medicare does not protect elderly people from financial destitution when they pay for needed care.
d. Most physicians and hospitals do not accept Medicare recipients.
e. Until 2007, the premiums were the same whether the recipient was very wealthy or very poor.
f. Until 2011, Medicare paid for procedures in hospitals but not in outpatient settings.

Question 2

Which of the following actions demonstrates the community/public health nurse advocating for the community?

a. Encouraging the media to run personal interest stories on needy clients
b. Becoming an active member of a professional nursing organization
c. Offering to organize a fundraising campaign for needy families
d. Suggesting appropriate agencies where families can receive services