2015考研英语阅读美国医疗改革遇阻
<p> <span word="BARACK">BARACK</span> <span word="OBAMAS">OBAMAS</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="reform">reform</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="supposed">supposed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="universal">universal</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="coverage">coverage</span> <span word="toAmerica">toAmerica</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="January">January</span> 1<span word="st">st</span>, 2014. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="wont">wont</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="why">why</span>, <span word="consider">consider</span> <span word="states">states</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="asMississippi">asMississippi</span>.</p><p> 奥巴马的医疗改革原本预计从2014年1月1日开始实施，大范围的美国人将享受医保待遇，但事实上事与愿违。为什么?让我们以密西西比州为例一探究竟。</p><p> <span word="Terry">Terry</span> <span word="Brown">Brown</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Republican">Republican</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="senator">senator</span> <span word="there">there</span>, <span word="stood">stood</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="colleagues">colleagues</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="June">June</span> 28<span word="th">th</span>, <span word="asthey">asthey</span> <span word="lounged">lounged</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="summer">summer</span> <span word="poplin">poplin</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="seersucker">seersucker</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="assembled">assembled</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="decide">decide</span> <span word="whetherMississippi">whetherMississippi</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="expand">expand</span> <span word="Medicaid">Medicaid</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="program">program</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="poor">poor</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Obamacareurges">Obamacareurges</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="Mississippi">Mississippi</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="not">not</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="dont">dont</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="Mississippi">Mississippi</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="trainwreck">trainwreck</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Mr">Mr</span> <span word="Brown">Brown</span>.</p><p> 泰瑞布朗，是一名共和党议员，6月28日那天他带领他的同僚聚在一起，商讨密西西比是否要扩大医保范围。此举，用奥巴马的话讲，是惠及广大贫困群众的公共医疗项目。但当天密西西比就表示不会实施新医保。我不想密西西比受到新医保的牵连而蒙受损失布朗说。</p><p> <span word="Obamacare">Obamacare</span> <span word="aims">aims</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="extend">extend</span> <span word="insurance">insurance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="ways">ways</span>, <span word="both">both</span> <span word="starting">starting</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2014.<span word="First">First</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="required">required</span> <span word="states">states</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="offer">offer</span> <span word="Medicaid">Medicaid</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="incomes">incomes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> 138% <span word="of">of</span> <span word="thefederal">thefederal</span> <span word="poverty">poverty</span> <span word="level">level</span>, <span word="or">or</span> $15,856 <span word="for">for</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="individual">individual</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="federal">federal</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="states">states</span> <span word="usuallyshare">usuallyshare</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Medicaid">Medicaid</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="Obamacare">Obamacare</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="expansion">expansion</span> <span word="through">through</span> 2016, <span word="withthe">withthe</span> <span word="feds">feds</span> <span word="share">share</span> <span word="falling">falling</span> <span word="to">to</span> 90% <span word="in">in</span> 2020.</p>
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