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
考研
A few years back, many hospitals in America were embarrassed by revelations that some of their neediest patients, the uninsured,
A few years back, many hospitals in America were embarrassed by revelations that some of their neediest patients, the uninsured,
admin
2015-07-13
55
问题
A few years back, many hospitals in America were embarrassed by revelations that some of their neediest patients, the uninsured, were being charged the most. These patients were getting slammed with the full list price for health care while those with insurance got negotiated discounts. The outcry prompted congressional hearings and state inquiries. All not-for-profit hospitals in Illinois haveadopted voluntary guidelines, set by the Illinois Hospital Association, to dole out free or discounted care.
But Illinois attorney general Lisa Madigan says that’s not nearly enough. Madigan announced recently that most Illinois hospitals spend less than 1 percent on charitable care. She proposed that hospitals be required by law to spend at least 8 percent of their operating costs on charity: free health care, community clinics. This is a terrible idea. For starters—amazing as this may sound—Madigan hasn’t calculated how much this law would cost hospitals. No overall cost, nor the cost to any single hospital in the state.
The Illinois Hospital Association says her bill would require 133 hospitals to spend $739 million more a year on charity care. That, the IHA says, would push 45 of those hospitals into the red, and 28 hospitals that already operate at a loss would be pushed closer to bankruptcy. Madigan disputes those figures.
How did Madigan settle on the magic 8 percent? She cites her office’s investigation of hospitals and a task force she convened. But the task force didn’t issue a report and may never do so. She all but acknowledges that her claim that Illinois hospitals provide a miserly 1 percent in charitable care isn’t the whole story. That figure excludes much of what hospitals absorb, including the gap between what they spend on Medicaid patients and what they receive for that care. The IHA argues convincingly that mandating a high percentage of revenues to be spent on free care ignores the reality that many hospitals operate in the red. Draining more money would weaken hospitals—and encourage cost-cutting in nursing care, equipment or other essentials.
Why are we talking about charitable giving by hospitals, as opposed to muffler shops, fast-food restaurants or beauty salons? Because most hospitals are tax-exempt by law: They don’t pay any federal, state or local taxes. In return, they’re required to provide services to the needy. But the law doesn’t say exactly how much.
So they do have a charitable obligation. And some hospitals—even some not-for-profit hospitals-have hefty revenues. It’s useful to see how much they’re giving back to their communities. But the hospitals also have an obligation to stay solvent. No one profits when a hospital closes its doors. Madigan’s proposed mandate carries too much risk.
The IHA cited several figures to indicate that_____.
选项
A、Madigan’s bill was asking for too much from the hospitals in Illinois
B、the hospitals in Illinois were in bad financial situation
C、the hospitals in Illinois had already done well in charitable care
D、Madigan’s bill was not welcomed by the hospitals in Illinois
答案
A
解析
事实细节题,考查例证细节。根据IHA和figures定位到第三段。IHA以数据来说明Madigan的议案会使医院亏损甚至破产,A项asking for too much与文中此意相近。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/zc74777K
0
考研英语一
相关试题推荐
FortyyearsagoWalterMischel,anAmericanpsychologist,conductedafamousexperiment.Heleftaseriesoffour-year-oldsalon
Wehaveknownforalongtimethattheorganizationofanyparticularsocietyisinfluencedbythedefinitionofthesexesandt
Britain’semissionsofgreenhousegases,blamedbymanyscientistsforcontributingtoglobalwarming,havefallenby14percent
Aschildhood-obesityratesskyrocket,doctorsareseeinganalarmingriseinacostlydiseaseonceunheardofinchildren;type
Cancerisataleoftwosetsofgeneticcode,yourownandyourtumor’s—andtracingtheuniqueareasofdamagemakesforawayt
"Myveryeducatedmotherjustservedusninepizzas."ManyAmericanschoolchildrenaretaughtthissentencetohelpthemreme
Thereisnothinglikethejoyoffindingoutthatsomethingsinfulisactuallygoodforyou,whetherit’ssex,chocolateoragl
Whenourchildrenareborn,westudytheireveryeyelashandmarvelattheperfectionoftheirtoes,andinnotimebecomeexper
Whenourchildrenareborn,westudytheireveryeyelashandmarvelattheperfectionoftheirtoes,andinnotimebecomeexper
Thereisadifferencebetweenscienceandtechnology.Scienceisamethodofanswering【B1】______questions;technologyisametho
随机试题
有关铁代谢的检查中,较灵敏地反映体内储铁情况,在缺铁的铁减少期即有改变的指标是
关于子宫内膜癌分期,侵犯颈管为
我国的基金核算以()为记账本位币。
下列选项中,属于个人汽车贷款的贷后与档案管理的风险点相对于个人教育贷款的贷后与档案管理的风险点不同的是()。
薪酬水平低的企业应注意()%点处的薪酬水平。
有关专家认为,开征遗产税是______社会分配结构的重要手段。
2013年末我国二级及以上公路里程共:
因偷盗、抢劫或流氓罪入狱的刑满释放人员的重新犯罪率,要远远高于因索贿受贿等职务犯罪入狱的刑满释放人员。这说明,在狱中对上述前一类罪犯教育改造的效果,远不如对后一类罪犯。以下哪项如果为真,最能削弱上述论证?
请根据以下各小题的要求设计VisualBasic应用程序(包括界面和代码)。(1)在名称为Forml的窗体上画一个名称为L1的标签,标题为“请确认”;再画两个命令按钮,名称分别为C1、C2,标题分别为“是”、“否”,高均为300、宽均为800。
HowtoFindTimeforYourselfI.Introduction:waystocarveoutyourowntimeA.【T1】______:toobusy【T1】______B.Desire:some
最新回复
(
0
)