Private medical insurance in the US is exorbitant, with coverage for elderly couples costing as much as US $ 6000-7000 per year. Moreover, not buying insurance is out of the question--with even simple operations costing US $ 30,000-50,000, one's life savings could be easily exhausted.
在美國，私人醫療保險貴得嚇人，夫妻倆一年花在保險上的錢動輒超過六、七千美元，不買更不行，因為隨便動一個手術就是三、五萬美金，真可能把一生儲蓄都耗盡。