The rationale for national health insurance is as clear now as it was to Bismarck 130 years ago. A country’s success – whether measured by the glory of its Kaiser, the expansion of its territory, the security of its borders, or the well-being of its population – rests on the health of its people.
建立国民健康保险的理由130年来从未改变。一国的成功——不论用其皇帝的荣光、其领土的扩大、其边界的安全，还是其人口的福利来衡量——都取决于其人民的健康。