2008考研英语全题型高分强化教程三(2)

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　　LOS ANGELES, Jan. 8-Gov. Arnold Schwarze***gger on Monday propos*** extend***g hea***h care ***verage *** all of Ca***f***nia's 36 mil***on residents as part of a sweep***g package of changes *** the state's huge, troubl*** hea***h care system.

　　A ***tal of 6.5 mil***on people, o***-fifth of the state's population, do not h**e hea***h ***surance, far m***e than *** any other state. At least o*** mil***on of the un***sur*** are illegal immigrants, state off***ials say. 1）Under Mr. Schwarze***gger's plan, wh***h requires the approval of the Legislature, Ca***f***nia would be****** the fourth and by far the largest state *** attempt ***ar universal hea***h ***verage f*** its citizens. The other three states are Ma***e, Massachusetts and Vermont.

　　The ***vern*** out******d his proposal *** an ***dience of hea***h care experts and rep***ters ***a satel***te from Los Angeles. 2）He made it clear that a variety of ***chanisms would be us*** *** pro***de all Ca***f***nians with ***surance and that the responsibi***ty of pro***d***g it would fall on the ***vern***nt, employers, hea***h care pro***ders and the un***sur*** themselves.

　　3）The plan, wh***h Mr. Schwarze***gger estimat*** would ***st $12 bil***on, calls f*** many employers that do not offer hea***h ***surance *** ***ntribute *** a fund that would help pay f*** ***verage of the w***k***g un***sur***. It would also require doc***rs *** pay 2 percent and hospitals 4 percent of their revenues *** help ***ver higher reimburse***nts f*** those who treat patients enroll*** *** M***i-Cal, the state's M******aid program.

　　Mr. Schwarze***gger's plan ***cludes ele***nts that qu***kly provok*** oppo***ion from many powerful ***terests, ***clud***g doc***rs and the ***vern***'s Repub***can ***lleagues *** the Legislature. But the speaker of the State Assembly said *** a state***nt, "I'm glad the ***vern*** is on board with ***verage f*** all kids."

　　4）Over the last two years, state legislatures h**e grown ***creas***gly ***ncer***d with how *** pro***de hea***h ***surance *** citizens as the number of employers offer***g ***verage has fallen and the number of w***kers enter***g fields where hea***h ***surance is not an option has grown. Bec***se of its great size, Ca***f***nia is ***kely *** set the stage f*** a national ***nversation about hea***h care this year.

　　"This is a very signif***ant proposal," said Karen D**is, president of the ***mmonwea***h Fund, a nonprofit foundation. "It is not just children he is talk***g about. It is really dea***ng with the whole problem of the un***sur***, with ***ncrete po***ions *** raise revenues *** pay f*** that ***verage, and the philosophy of shar*** responsibi***ty. I th***k this ***ws hea***h care is ******g *** be a maj*** issue *** the 2008 presidential election."

　　In many ways, Mr. Schwarze***gger's proposal mirr***s the plan *** Massachusetts, the most ***mprehensive of its s***t, wh***h is project*** *** ***ver about 515,000 of the state's 550,000 un***sur***. The law enact*** there tran********d a $1 bil***on pool that had long paid f*** hea***h care f*** un***sur*** patients ****** a ***chanism *** help subsidize ***surance f*** those who ***uld not aff***d it.

　　Under Mr. Schwarze***gger's proposal, M***i-Cal would be extend*** *** adu***s who earn as much as 100 percent above the f***eral poverty ****** and *** children, regardless of their immigration status, ******ng *** ho***s where the family ********* is as much as 300 percent above that ******, about $60,000 a year f*** a family of four. M***i-Cal is currently ***mit*** *** adu***s with children, and children with docu***nt*** residency are ***ver*** if their family's ********* is up *** 250 percent above of the poverty ******.

　　Adu*** illegal immigrants would ***nt***ue *** be barr*** from M******aid be***fits but would still be entitl*** *** hea***h ser***ces from their ***unties and the state's hospital system.

　　Employers would h**e ***w responsibi***ties as well. 5）Bus***esses with 10 *** m***e w***kers that choose not *** offer ***verage would be requir*** *** pay 4 percent of their ***tal Social Security wages *** a state fund that would be creat*** *** subsidize the purchase of ***verage by the w***k***g un***sur***. The ***st of such ***verage would be ***asur*** on a s***d***g scale depend***g on what an employee ear***d, and employees would be able *** pay f*** it us***g pretax dollars.