During the seventeenth century, colonial statutes assigned the responsibility for taking care of the impoverished frail elderly and disabled to the O Local governments funded by the local poor tax

QUESTION 26 During the seventeenth century, colonial statutes assigned the responsibility for taking care of the impoverished frail elderly and disabled to the O Local governments funded by the local poor tax O State governments funded by general revenue Federal government funded by income tax O Private hospitals QUESTION 27 States have increased their reliance on home and community-based services (HCBS) and less reliance on nursing facilities for long-term care services in their Medicaid programs because O Many older persons prefer the HCBS alternative because it gives them more privacy and control over their own lives O HCBS alternatives are generally less expensive per resident in the long run O HCBS options have broad-based political/ideological appeal O All of the above QUESTION 28 A great deal of long-term care services is provided O by nursing homes O private hospitals O informally by family care givers O churches QUESTION 29 Challenges faced by long-term care in the United States include all of the following except one. Which is the exception? O Continuous decline in the elderly population O Recruitment and retention of a well-trained and stable workforce O Financing the cost of long-term care O insufficient quality of care QUESTION 30 Research on Medicaid Pay-For-Performance (P4P) suggests that O It has failed to improve quality O It has been successful in reducing costs Doctors for caring for the poorest and sickest patients are rewarded under the PSP system