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  3. If you had to sum up the problems of American health car in two words, they would be "cost" and "coverage". The country spends 1

If you had to sum up the problems of American health car in two words, they would be "cost" and "coverage". The country spends 1

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问题     If you had to sum up the problems of American health car in
two words, they would be "cost" and "coverage". The country spends
16% of its GDP on health. Yet a six of the population lacks medical          【S1】______.
coverage. Most Americans receive health insurance through their
employer. The government picks up the hill for the elder and the poor.       【S2】______.
But an estimating 47 million people fall through crack--a number             【S3】______.
that is rising as premiums (保险金) soar.
    Because so many people should be without medical coverage in             【S4】______.
the world’s richest country is a disgrace. It spoils the lives of the
uninsured, who are unable to get access with affordable treatment at
an early age. And it casts a shadow of fear well beyond, to America’s
middle classes who worry about not their jobs but their healthcare           【S5】______.
benefits as well. It is also grossly inefficient. Hospitals are forced,
by law, to help anyone who arrived in the emergency room.                    【S6】______.
Since those with insurance coverage usually cannot pay for that car,         【S7】______.
the bill is passed on everyone else, driving up premiums. Higher
premiums, by turn, swell the ranks of the uninsured.                         【S8】______.
    Breaking that spiral would be a big step towards fixing American
healthcare. And it is one that politicians at last seem ready to get. Not    【S9】______.
in Washington, where reform is still stalled (延误) by an argument
between conservatives, who more consumer choice, with those on the           【S10】______.
left, who think government intervention is the answer. Instead, state
governors are taking the lead.
【S3】
选项
答案estimating→estimated
解析 an estimated 47 million people约4 700百万人。过去分词 estimated表“据估计”。
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