Health care now accounts for about one dollar in every six of all US spending – private as well as public – and is on track to double by 2035. That is a greater share than in anywhere else in the world, but rising health-care costs are also a problem in countries that spend far less.
一些美国人对医疗改革的意见告诉我们更多的是，美国人民对政府的敌视, 而不是普通的对医疗保健关心。但在美国的辩论突出了一个潜在的问题，一个所有发达国家在2010年及以后都会担心的问题：努力控制医疗保险费用。