世界500强企业员工英语必修课Unit 75 医疗保健

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[00:00.00]Unit 75 Medical Care 	医疗保健
[00:01.10]* medicare 	・n. 医疗保险
[00:02.42]* Medicaid 	・n. 〈美〉医疗补助（制度）
[00:04.45]* health insurance 	健康保险
[00:06.34]* expenditure 	・n. 经费，费用，支出额；花费，消耗
[00:08.33]* equivalent 	・a. 相等的，相当的・n. 等价物
[00:10.16]* infant mortality rate 	婴儿死亡率
[00:12.68]* life expectancy 	预期寿命
[00:15.12]* health care reform 	医疗改革
[00:17.10]* veteran 	・n. 老兵；经验丰富的人，老手
[00:18.82]* insurer 	・n. 保险公司，承保方
[00:20.84]* universal 	・a. 普遍的；万能的；宇宙的，全世界的
[00:22.45]* coverage 	・n. 覆盖范围，承保范围
[00:24.29]* administration 	・n. 管理；管理部门，政府
[00:26.22]* interest group 	利益集团
[00:28.18]* intense 	・a. 强烈的，紧张的；认真的；热情（切）的
[00:30.14]make an appointment 	预约
[00:35.79]opponent 	・n. 敌手，对手；反对者
[00:37.63]fulfill 	・ v. 履行，实现；满足，使满意
[00:39.17]issue 	 ・n./v. 问题；分发，流出；颁布，发行，出版
[00:40.97]benefit 	・vt. 有益于，得益
[00:42.66]urgent 	・a. 急迫的，紧要的
[00:44.33]launch 	・vt. 发动，推出
[00:45.78]perfect 	・vt. 提高，完善
[00:47.42]limitations 	・n. 局限，不足之处
[00:49.17]suffer from 	遭受，因……而蒙受损害
[00:53.30]A: President Obama has pushed out medical care reform.	奥巴马总统已经推行了医疗改革制度。
[00:59.31]B: Yes. During the 2008 presidential election Barack Obama had called for universal health care. 是啊，他在2008年总统选举的时候就呼吁实行全面的医疗保健制度。
[01:05.33]In fact, many administrations devoted to achieve universal coverage of health care, such as Bill Cliton, George W. Bush and so on. 	事实上，美国很多政府都致力于实现全面医疗保险改革，例如克林顿政府、布什政府等等。
[01:13.87]But they all failed.但是他们都失败了。
[01:15.21]A: One of the reasons is that many interest groups, including private insurance industry and the pharmaceutical industry came out intensely against the reform.	失败的一个原因是，包括私人保险业和制药厂在内的很多利益集团强烈反对医疗改革。
[01:24.22]B: USA pays twice as many, but lags behinds other wealthy countries. There are higher infant mortality rate and lower life expectancy.	美国花在医疗保健上的钱是其他富裕国家的两倍，但是还是比他们落后。在美国，婴儿死亡率更高，寿命更短。
[01:33.17]A: There are many public programs in USA. Medicare covers the elderly and disabled. Medicaid is available for some, but not all of the poor. 美国有很多公共医疗项目。老年人和残疾人可以享受医疗保险。一些但不是所有的穷人可以享受医疗补助制度。
[01:42.65]Children's Health Insurance Program covers low-income families.	低收入家庭的孩子可以享受儿童医疗保险。
[01:46.00]B: That makes the government the largest health insurer in USA.	这样美国政府就成了最大的医疗承保方。
[01:49.92]A: But many people argued that the system doesn't deliver equivalent value for the money spent.	但是很多人认为美国医疗制度起到的作用与投入的资金不成正比。

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世界500强企业员工英语必修课Unit 75 医疗保健