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

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

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问题     If you had to sum up the problems of American health care 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 bill for the elder and the poor.         【S2】______
But an estimating 47 million people fall through cracks — 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 think more about consumer choice, with              【S10】______
those on the left, who think government intervention is the answer.
Instead, state governors are taking the lead.  
【S3】
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答案estimating→estimated
解析 an estimated 47 million people 约4,700万人。过去分词estimated表示“据估计”。
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