英闻天下——77 China to Slash Patient's Medical Bills by 70 Percent

 　　China's Health Minister Chen Zhu has set out a goal to reimburse¹ 70 percent of the patients' medical costs by 2015.

 

　　"In order to achieve this goal, we need to limit the use of drugs and treatment methods that are not on the list of essential medicines, this is the only way to make sure medical costs are not too expensive to the public."

 

　　The male nurse Sun Yongliang (L) hands over a pair of scissor to a doctor during an operation in the Third Affiliated² Hospital of Harbin Medical University in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, May 11, 2012, one day ahead the 100th International Nurse Day. [Photo: NEWS.CN]

 

　　The current medical coverage³ offered to Chinese patients stands at about 50 percent.

 

　　Chen says China's health authorities will increase the essential drug list soon by 70 percent to ensure their availability at all times.

 

　　The health ministry⁴ will also increase the amount of reimbursement⁵ for patients who go to nearby clinics.

 

　　This is to discourage them from opting⁶ for larger hospitals for minor⁷ ailments⁸.

 

　　"Community level clinics will be equipped with drugs on the essential medicine list. In mid-sized hospitals those essential drugs will account for 40 to 50 percent of the druge usage. As in large hospitals the percentage should be at 25 to 30. We will issue regulations to strengthen our supervision⁹ of doctors' prescription¹⁰."

 

　　Health care fees, medical checkups and nursing for the elderly are also set to be included in expanded medical insurance.

1 reimburse   

v.补偿，付还

参考例句：

• We'll reimburse you for your travelling expenses.我们将付还你旅费。
• The funds are supposed to reimburse policyholders in the event of insurer failure.这项基金将在保险公司不能偿付的情况下对投保人进行赔付。

2 affiliated   

adj. 附属的, 有关连的

参考例句：

• The hospital is affiliated with the local university. 这家医院附属于当地大学。
• All affiliated members can vote. 所有隶属成员都有投票权。

3 coverage   

n.报导，保险范围，保险额，范围，覆盖

参考例句：

• There's little coverage of foreign news in the newspaper.报纸上几乎没有国外新闻报道。
• This is an insurance policy with extensive coverage.这是一项承保范围广泛的保险。

4 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

5 reimbursement   

n.偿还，退还

参考例句：

• He received reimbursement for his travel expenses.由于出差的花费他可以得到公司的补偿。
• Which forms do I need to complete for my travel reimbursement?我需要填什么表来报我的旅费？

6 opting   

v.选择，挑选( opt的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• What courses are most students opting for? 多数学生选什么课程？ 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Wells doesn't rule out opting out and then re-signing with Houston. 威尔斯没有排除跳出合同再与火箭重签的可能。 来自互联网

7 minor   

adj.较小(少)的，较次要的；n.辅修学科；vi.辅修

参考例句：

• The young actor was given a minor part in the new play.年轻的男演员在这出新戏里被分派担任一个小角色。
• I gave him a minor share of my wealth.我把小部分财产给了他。

8 ailments   

疾病（尤指慢性病），不适( ailment的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• His ailments include a mild heart attack and arthritis. 他患有轻度心脏病和关节炎。
• He hospitalizes patients for minor ailments. 他把只有小病的患者也送进医院。

9 supervision   

n.监督，管理

参考例句：

• The work was done under my supervision.这项工作是在我的监督之下完成的。
• The old man's will was executed under the personal supervision of the lawyer.老人的遗嘱是在律师的亲自监督下执行的。

10 prescription   

n.处方，开药；指示，规定

参考例句：

• The physician made a prescription against sea- sickness for him.医生给他开了个治晕船的药方。
• The drug is available on prescription only.这种药只能凭处方购买。