英语财经报刊阅读课件吴立高 ISBN9787811348644 PPT财经报刊选读 U4.pptVIP

Unit 6 英语财经报刊选读 Unit 4 Obama’s Medical Plan Overview Comprehension questions for Text A What’s new in Text A Looking from China’s perspective Unit 4 Obama’s Medical Plan Comprehension Questions 1. What is the healthcare system in the U.S.? 2. What are the problems with the U.S. healthcare system? 3. What are the effects of rising health costs? 4. What are differences held by different parties over the healthcare programs? The healthcare systems in the U.S. The biggest federally funded programs are Medicaid and Medicare. Employers get the coverage for employees. Private insurance schemes People with no medical insurance The problems with U.S. healthcare systems The cost of the healthcare is very high. Not all citizens can get the insurance. The effects of rising health costs People can go bankrupt as a result of high medical cost. Rising health costs is one of the biggest contributing factors to the spiraling US budget deficit. The differences over the healthcare program What changes are needed? How to implement these changes. What’s new in Text A This article is about the U.S healthcare reform---- President Obama’s top domestic priority. The article first introduces the current healthcare system in the U.S., then it presents us with the problems and proposed changes. Finally the article talks about the different views held by the different parties over the healthcare change. There is a very clear line going through the article: the current healthcare system, the problems, the proposed changes and difference over the changes. Looking from China’s perspective The medical reform is also undergoing in China now. When we look at China’s medical reform, do you think we have similar problems? Do you have any suggestions on how to solve these problems? Can you write an article with the same structure about Chinese medical reform? * * Unit 4  Obama’s Medical Plan * *