广播电视英语短句 第 187 课：医保法案-3

An estimated eighty-three percent of people under age sixty-five who are in the United States legally now have insurance coverage. 预计有83%的65岁以下的美国合法公民拥有保险。

The plan is expected to raise that to ninety-five percent within several years. 而该法案期望在未来几年内将这一数字提升到95%。

People over sixty-five are covered by the Medicare insurance program which the government created in nineteen sixty-five. 5岁以上的美国人获得政府于1965年创立的老年医疗救助计划的保障。

For the first time, Americans will be required to have health insurance or face a yearly fine starting in four years. 美国民众将首次被要求参加医疗保险，否则4年之内，每年都将面临罚款。

The law will also require companies with more than fifty employees to offer coverage. 该法律还要求拥有超过50名雇员的公司为雇员提供医疗保险。