The slowdown is not a surprise. It is a predictable result of the recession and slow recovery that have left millions of Americans without health insurance and dampened household spending.
伯克利—过去五年来，美国医疗支出增长大幅放缓，已降至50年来的最低点。减速并不令人奇怪。这是一个可以预见的结果，其原因是让数百万美国人失去健康保险、抑制家庭支出的衰退和缓慢复苏。