一对30多岁的陈氏夫妻,面对疾病可能再次带来的经济压力,在贫病交困中把自己捆绑在一起相拥投江。这是4月份众多媒体和社会普遍关注的一则新闻。尽管此则新闻披露的只是一个特殊家庭的悲剧个案,但正是这样揪心的个案放大了我国医疗卫生保障体系存在的问题,也凸显了解决这些问题的紧迫性。改革开放以来的近30年时间里,我国民众的生活得到持续的改善,贫穷已经不再是我 Chen and his wife, who are in their 30s, faced with the economic pressure that the disease may once again bring. This is a news that has attracted widespread media and community attention in April. Although this news reveals only a tragic case of a special family, it is precisely such a cruel case that magnifies the problems in China’s medical and health care system and highlights the urgency of resolving these issues. In the nearly 30 years since the reform and opening up, the lives of our people have continued to improve, and poverty has ceased to be me.