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BARACK OBAMAS health reform was supposed to bring universal health coverage toAmerica on January 1st, 2014. It wont. To understand why, consider states such asMississippi. 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。 Terry Brown, a Republican state senator there, stood before his colleagues on June 28th, asthey lounged in summer poplin and seersucker. They had assembled to decide whetherMississippi would expand Medicaid, the public health program for the poor, as Obamacareurges. That day Mississippi said it would not. I dont want Mississippi to be a part of that trainwreck, said Mr Brown. 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。 Obamacare aims to extend insurance to the poor in two main ways, both starting in 2014.First, it required states to offer Medicaid to all those with incomes of up to 138% of thefederal poverty level, or $15,856 for an individual. The federal government and the states usuallyshare the cost of Medicaid. But Obamacare would pay for the expansion through 2016, withthe feds share falling to 90% in 2020. | 
