The following question comes from Chapter 1 of the course textbook, Economics and Financial Management for Nurses and Nurse Leaders (3rd ed., 2017), by S. J. Penner and are edited for formatting.

Healthcare is an important segment of the U.S. economy because:

	A.	Nurses keep fighting for higher and higher wages.
	B.	Healthcare costs have been completely controlled by managed care.
	C.	National healthcare expenditures are an increasing portion of the GDP.
	D.	All of the above
	E.	None of the above