首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
Competing in the Olympics comes with many obvious perks, like the honor of representing one’s country on the international stage
Competing in the Olympics comes with many obvious perks, like the honor of representing one’s country on the international stage
admin
2013-09-26
50
问题
Competing in the Olympics comes with many obvious perks, like the honor of representing one’s country on the international stage and huge bonus. But when elite athletes enter the health-insurance market, they face the same complicated system the rest of us do. Numerous plans exist, each with different requirements and benefits. How much you pay hinges on your sport, your level of competition, and your geographic location.
Many American team members receive insurance tlirough the U. S. Olympic Committee, which offers a plan called Elite Athlete Health Insurance. The policy operates like employer-based insurance, in which a group of individuals purchase together to drive down prices. In this case, though, the employees are Olympic athletes. The USOC plan covers the basics-things like doctors’ visits and prescriptions—with athletes chipping in small co-pays.
The Olympic Committee supplies a limited number of policies to each sport. This year U. S. Figure Skating reports 18 spots, USA Luge(竞赛用的小型撬)has 12, and the U. S. Skiing and Snowboard Association has about 70. Each of these organizations known in Olympic terms as the " national governing bodies"—is left to distribute their allotment of policies to their athletes; this means that not every athlete in a particular sport can get coverage—just the top ones.
What the USOC plan does not pay for—and what athletes definitely want covered—are sports-related injuries; costs incurred from accidents that happen during competition or practice. Each professional athletic association, from figure skating to luge, offers a catastrophic plan, usually for Olympic athletes as well as lower-level competitors. Coverage varies—deductibles(免赔额)range from nonexistent up through $2,500. The USA’s Elite Athlete Insurance, for example, has a $500 deductible and maximum $ 1,250 co-pay per accident, according to a description of its plan listed on its site. But if you’re part of USA Luge, your deductible drops to $ 250. And at the U. S. Bobsled and Skeleton Federation, deductibles change whether you are competing internationally or domestically.
"The accident insurance is secondary," explains Amy Chapin, director of administration at USA Luge. So if a luge athlete suffers a sports-related injury, " it needs to go through their Elite Athlete Insurance, be denied, and then it comes to us. "
The losers in the Olympic insurance market are usually the almost-Olympic athletes, the handful of elite competitors for whom their sport is a full-time job yet do not qualify for the Games. They often do not receive USOC coverage and likely do not have access to an employer-based plan. From the way athletic officials describe it, they’re left in a health-insurance situation quite similar to that of unemployed Americans. " The athletes that have it hardest are those who aren’t on the Olympic team, those who don’t qualify," says Darrin Steele, CEO of the U. S. Bobsled and Skeleton Federation. " We don’t have a supplemental policy for them. They’re on their own. "
Who plays the biggest part in covering athletes’ sports-related injuries according to the passage?
选项
A、The USOC.
B、Insurance companies.
C、Professional athletic associations.
D、The athletes themselves.
答案
C
解析
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/2I27777K
0
大学英语六级
相关试题推荐
IntheUnitedStatesthefirstdaynurserywasopenedin1854.Nurserieswereestablishedinvariousareasduringthe【C1】______
Mostpeoplewouldbe【C1】______bythehighqualityofmedicine【C2】______tomostAmericans.Thereisalotofspecialization,a
A、Wewillwinfinalsuccess.B、Weareoverwhelmed.C、Weshouldbuildupconfidenceofsuccess.D、Wehavestrongdesireforsetti
Courtesyalsoincludesproperbehavioronthestreet.Properstreetbehaviorrequiresanice【C1】______ofattentionandinattent
A、80dollars.B、60dollars.C、90dollars.D、15dollars.B数字题,考生要注意录音中出现的数字以及数字之间的关系。对话中出现了两上数字“75,15”关键词是“save”因此用前者减去后者,所以女士实际
Therewerewarningsagainstthe2004tsunamibutthewarningscouldn’treachthespot.Peopleshouldbeawarethatatsunamim
A、Itwasmisleading.B、Itwasenjoyable.C、Itwasratherboring.D、Itwasjustso-so.B语气判断题男士的回答用否定感叹语气,表明他非常同意女士的观点。
______(由于很多学生不在),wedecidedtoputthemeetingoff.
ShouldWeCompareOurselvesWithOthers?1.有些人认为有比较才有进步2.有些人认为攀比会造成不良后果3.我的看法
Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayonthetopicofChineseParentingVSWesternParenting.Yousho
随机试题
既能补脾义能涩精的约物是()(1999年第14题)
当公务员不能或不依法履行其法定义务时,必须承担一定的法律后果即法律责任,但一般不包括()
A.癌前病变B.早期胃癌C.良性肿瘤D.恶性肿瘤E.肉瘤仅浸润黏膜层及黏膜下层的胃肠道癌称为
下列有关悬臂浇筑施工的表述中,正确的是()。
构成计算机系统的各种物理设备称为()。
“备案号”栏:()。“运费”栏:()。
下列关于商业银行向外报送的会计报表说法正确的有()。
在一次流感大流行中,研究人员到农场去探视,发现很多农民感染了流感。但有一家每个人都很健康,这家的女主人说在家里的每个房间放了一颗没有剥皮的洋葱。研究人员观察后在洋葱上发现了流感病毒,因此得出结论,洋葱吸收了病菌,使这家人保持了健康。但也有专家认为,虽然洋葱
某多道程序设计系统配有一台处理器和两台外设101、102,现有3个优先级由高到低的J1、J2、J3都已装入了主存,它们使用资源的先后顺序和占用时间分别是:j1:IO2(30ms),CPU(10ms);IO1(30ms),CPU(10ms);
在计算机网络中,当信息从信源向信宿流动时,可能会遇到安全攻击,在下列选,项中,属于信息可能受到安全攻击的是(36)。Ⅰ.中断 Ⅱ.修改 Ⅲ.截取 Ⅳ.捏造 Ⅴ.陷门
最新回复
(
0
)