How can America cut its healthcare costs? The question is generating political heat in Washington right now. No wonder. Healthcare spending now stands at an eye-popping 17 per cent of US gross domestic product. And next year, President Barack Obama’s divisive “Obamacare” reforms will take effect, extending insurance to a much wider part of the population than ever before.
美国如何能够削减医疗成本?这个问题目前在华盛顿政界的热度正在升高。这不奇怪。目前医疗支出与美国国内生产总值(GDP)之比高达17%,这个数字简直令人瞠目结舌。美国总统巴拉克•奥巴马(Barack Obama)的那项引发争议的“奥巴马医改”(Obamacare)也将于明年生效,从而将使医保覆盖率大大超过有史以来的最高水平。
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