广播电视英语短句 第 356 课：医改话题-3

President Obama says Americans spend more than any other nation yet the system is broken. 总统奥巴马说，美国人民开支高于任何一个国家，而（医疗）体系却不健全。

The main way that the federal government pays for health care is by insuring older people through the Medicare program. 联邦政府的主要保健途径是通过老年保健计划为老年人投保。

But health costs are increasing at an average of about six percent a year -- far ahead of inflation. 但是，保健成本以每年平均约 6% 上升，远高于通货膨胀。

And a new report this week showed that the recession is also affecting Medicare. 本周，一份最新报告表明：衰退也影响到老年保健计划；

The program may no longer be able to pay all its hospital bills by two thousand seventeen. 该计划到 2017 年无法支付所有医院的开支。