职称英语综合类阅读理解练习题十七
<p> <span word="PASSAGE">PASSAGE</span> 36</p><p> <span word="Health">Health</span> <span word="Care">Care</span> <span word="Reform">Reform</span></p><p> <span word="This">This</span> <span word="fall">fall</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="again">again</span>-<span word="or">or</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="it">it</span>-<span word="as">as</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span> <span word="moves">moves</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="principles">principles</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="Medicare">Medicare</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Medicaid">Medicaid</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="established">established</span> 30 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="writer">writer</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="taste">taste</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="irony">irony</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="scarcely">scarcely</span> <span word="conceive">conceive</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="plot">plot</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="wrote">wrote</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Clinton">Clinton</span> <span word="plan">plan</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="confess">confess</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="strikes">strikes</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="ironic">ironic</span>.</p><p> <span word="Two">Two</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="Republicans">Republicans</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="denouncing">denouncing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="secrecy">secrecy</span> <span word="surrounding">surrounding</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Presidents">Presidents</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="task">task</span> <span word="force">force</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="summer">summer</span>, <span word="Republicans">Republicans</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="closed">closed</span> <span word="doors">doors</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Medicare">Medicare</span> <span word="proposal">proposal</span> <span word="scheduled">scheduled</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="released">released</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="month">month</span>, <span word="only">only</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span> <span word="votes">votes</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="thereby">thereby</span> <span word="avoiding">avoiding</span> <span word="independent">independent</span> <span word="analysis">analysis</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="costs">costs</span>, <span word="mobilization">mobilization</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="opponents">opponents</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="inconvenient">inconvenient</span> <span word="aspects">aspects</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="debate">debate</span>. <span word="Two">Two</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Republicans">Republicans</span> <span word="rang">rang</span> <span word="alarms">alarms</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Clinton">Clinton</span> <span word="plans">plans</span> <span word="emphasis">emphasis</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="managed">managed</span> <span word="care">care</span>. <span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Republicans">Republicans</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="plans">plans</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Medicare">Medicare</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Medicaid">Medicaid</span> <span word="emphasize">emphasize</span> <span word="managed">managed</span> <span word="care">care</span>.</p><p> <span word="But">But</span> <span word="superficial">superficial</span> <span word="similarities">similarities</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="deceiving">deceiving</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="reform">reform</span> <span word="plans">plans</span> <span word="of">of</span> 1993 <span word="generally">generally</span> <span word="aimed">aimed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="extend">extend</span> <span word="rights">rights</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="coverage">coverage</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="care">care</span>; <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Republican">Republican</span> <span word="proposals">proposals</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="retract">retract</span> <span word="rights">rights</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="exist">exist</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="debate">debate</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="reflected">reflected</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="widespread">widespread</span> <span word="belief">belief</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="reform">reform</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Republicans">Republicans</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="world">world</span>, <span word="now">now</span> <span word="begin">begin</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="happy">happy</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="reforming">reforming</span> <span word="itself">itself</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Government">Government</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="sector">sector</span>.</p>
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