Rising health care costs O stretch government budgets, especially as the proportion of the population qualifying for these benefits increas O lower government revenue, especially as the proportion of the population paying for these benefits decreases O add to government revenue, especially as the proportion of the population paying for these benefits increases. O result in a shifting of the cost from the government to the population receiving these benefits. Rapidly rising health care costs will

Rising health care costs O stretch government budgets, especially as the proportion of the population qualifying for these benefits increas O lower government revenue, especially as the proportion of the population paying for these benefits decreases O add to government revenue, especially as the proportion of the population paying for these benefits increases. O result in a shifting of the cost from the government to the population receiving these benefits. Rapidly rising health care costs will

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