Task: Answer Verification
Input (English): Question: Does use of acute hospital beds increase as the population ages : results from a seven year cohort study in Germany?
Answer: Lifelong hospital utilisation for persons who die at 50 or later is directly proportional to the number of years lived. These data contradict results from cross sectional studies that suggest an exponential rise in health care costs as longevity increases. They have important implications for projections of future health care expenditure.
Output (English): no