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单选题For health insurance, the United States has taken the road less traveled. The United States is the only rich country without universal health insurance. People in the United States spend the most, rely heavily on the private sector, and obtain care from the world's most complicated delivery system. While some supporters have expressed satisfaction, if not pride, in these remarkable qualities, others contend that the United States faces unique limitations in reforming health care. In her exceptional book, Parting at the Crossroads, Antonia Maioni compares the formation of the U.S. and Canadian health-care systems for the years 1930—1960. The United States and Canada are often considered the most similar of Western democracies. They share a common border, are wealthy, and have federal government. Their trade unions are only moderately powerful, and their populations are diverse and young. Nevertheless, their health-insurance systems are nearly opposite. The United States relies on a mix of government plans, targeted to the elderly and indigent, and employment-based plans, which the government indirectly supports. Canada offers public health insurance to all qualified residents, with the private sector providing supplementary services in some provinces. Labor organizations became strong advocates for health-insurance reform in both countries. Their impact partially depended on political institutions and how other actors, particularly organized medicine, wielded them. Canada's governmental and electoral systems allowed labor to cooperate with a social democratic party in the Saskatchewan province, which established a universal program. The Saskatchewan program demonstrated universal insurance feasibility, spurring the dominant Liberals to introduce a national universal program. In contrast, the U.S. electoral system effectively precluded third-party formation, forcing organized labor to dilute its health-insurance goals because it was one of many interests represented by the Democratic Party. Maioni suggests that economic vitality is important for the future of both countries' systems, but the prognosis is uncertain. Despite recent concerns about the Canadian government's budgetary health, Maioni contends that widespread support protects universal insurance. Conversely, Maioni seems pessimistic about options for U.S. universal health insurance. Despite economic buoyancy, dissension will likely prevent reforms. Although a devastating economic downturn would make health finance difficult in either country, the U.S. system seems especially vulnerable. Employment-based insurance and medicare both rely on labor market attachment. High, chronic unemployment could result in coverage loss and financial difficulties for employer insurance and medicare, swelling the uninsured pool. Such a crisis could provide an opening for universal health insurance. In any case, whether the United States relies on the public or private sector, escalating health expenditures figure into budgets of government, corporations, and families. The U.S. health care system's future may depend on Americans' willingness to devote more of their national income to health care.
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单选题 紫苏来源于 A、豆科 B、蓼科 C、蔷薇科 D、唇形科 E、夹竹桃科
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单选题脘腹绵绵作痛,喜温喜按,呕吐,大便稀溏,脘痞食少,畏寒肢冷,口不渴,舌淡苔白润,脉沉迟无力者,治疗常用
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单选题宣利肺气,疏风止咳的是
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单选题大量出血的同时,气随血的突然流失而脱散是指
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单选题桂枝的功效是:
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单选题A.正治B.反治C.缓则治本D.急则治标
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单选题A.解毒B.透疹C.二者均是D.二者均非
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单选题透脓散组成中不含有的药物是
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单选题治疗肝气郁结,月经不调,痛经,乳房胀痛,宜首选的药物是
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单选题硫黄用于治疗的病症为
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单选题下列不属于心与肾之间关系的是
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单选题缩泉丸的药物组成不包含
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单选题提出病因阴阳分类法及三部分类法的是
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单选题下列药物中,治疗脾虚湿盛者最为适宜的是A.泽泻B.通草C.猪苓D.木通E.薏苡仁
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单选题定喘汤的药物组成中有
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单选题藿香正气散中用以行气化湿的药物是
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单选题硫黄内服的用法用量是
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单选题清气化痰丸的功效是
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单选题功能利水渗湿泄热的药物是: A.猪苓 B.香加皮C.加皮D.茯苓 E.泽泻
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