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America s hospital industry 美国医疗行业 Taking a scalpel to costs 对医疗费用动动刀 Hospital operators brace themselves forhealth-care reform 医院负责人正为医保制度改革做准备 EARLIER this month America s hospital bossesgathered in Washington, DC, with vice-president Joseph Biden. 本月早些时候，美国医院的领导者们和副总统Joseph Biden齐聚华盛顿。 To the amazement of many, they vowed to accept a cut of $155 billion in their expectedrevenues over the next decade as part of a grand bargain on health-care reform. 令人感到惊奇的是，他们郑重同意在接下来的十年将预期收益削减1550亿美元，作为医疗保健改革已取得的巨大成效中的一部分。 How can they justify giving away such a vast sum? 他们为什么会同意放弃这么大一笔收益? There are several explanations, not all of them altruistic. 对此有很多种解释，他们的动机也不全出于利他。 Taken together, they show that the industry s leaders are bracing themselves for a period ofupheaval. 总之，他们已经显示出整个行业的领导人正积极应对未来行业的大变动。 | 
