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1.巨额的医疗费用下竟有3700万人无任何保险 1991年8月2日,美国下院的一个议员在演讲中称:“从美国的医疗费用占国民生产总值的比例看,美国高于所有的发达国家,1990年为12.3％,到2000年将可能达16.4％,医疗费用如此高速度增长下去将会导致美国经济的崩溃。”该议员对控制医疗费用颇感兴趣。另从“纽约时报”的社论看,有关美国医疗制度改革的内容近几年来不断出现。这种医疗费用持续高速度增长,另一方面又有约3700万美国人得不到任何医疗保险的现状已开始引起人们的关注。
1. As much as 37 million people have no insurance under huge medical expenses. On August 2, 1991, a member of the U.S. lower house said in his speech: “From the perspective of the ratio of US medical expenses to GNP, the United States is higher than All developed countries, which accounted for 12.3% in 1990, will likely reach 16.4% by the year 2000. Medical expenses will continue to grow at such a high rate that it will lead to the collapse of the U.S. economy. This lawmaker is interested in controlling medical expenses. According to the New York Times editorial, the contents of the reform of the US medical system have continued to emerge in recent years. This kind of medical expenses continues to grow at a high rate. On the other hand, the situation that about 37 million Americans do not have any medical insurance has begun to attract people’s attention.