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Ah, November, that special time of year when Americans get to re-enroll for health insurance and find out whether their costs will go up “just” 5% or whether they face a double-digit increase for the year to come. 对于美国人来说，11月是个特殊的月份，因为他们要在这个月重新登记参加医疗保险，并且他们将算清楚来年的医保费用是“仅仅”增加5%，还是增加两位数。 This year technology’s potential role in controlling seemingly unjustifiable increases is getting more attention than ever—in part because of wildly optimistic expectations surrounding consumer gadgets such as fitness bracelets. By June, funding for digital healthcare technology companies reached $2.3 billion—surpassing the previous year’s total, according to Rock Health, a startup incubator. 今年，在控制这种看上去不合理的医保费用上涨方面，科技的潜在作用得到了更多人关注——这在很大程度上是由于人们对运动手环等消费类电子产品的乐观期望。据创业孵化器Rock Health统计，截至今年6月，数字医疗科技类公司的融资总额已达到23亿美元——超过了去年的总额。 Two illustrative examples from this month alone: Xerox’s unprecedented investment in telemedicine company HealthSpot, which plans to install its kiosks not just at medical facilities but also at big companies; and pharmaceutical giant Novartis AG’s growing interest in wearable technologies that can track the effectiveness of its drugs. | 
