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  3. It is no secret that health care has become increasingly unaffordable as the

It is no secret that health care has become increasingly unaffordable as the

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问题     It is no secret that health care has become increasingly unaffordable as the cost of medical treatments and insurance premiums(保险金)keep rising.Two recent studies have documented just how severe the burden can be and emphasized the urgent need for the health care reforms.
    A report issued last week by The Commonwealth Fund, a loyal supporter of the reform law, found that young adults ages 19 through 29 are among the groups most likely to be uninsured, with some 15 million of them lacking coverage in 2009, according to survey data. Young people are often healthier.but they are not invulnerable(不会受伤害的).The fund’s survey found that high costs led 15% of young adults to delay or give up needed care last year and left 39% with problems paying medical bills.
    Health care reforms have already allowed more than 600, 000 people up to the age of 26 to remain on their parents’ policies, a number that is expected to grow to an estimated 1.7 million by 2013. Starting in 2014, when Medicaid(联邦医疗补助)coverage for the poor expands and grants are available for middle-income Americans, an estimated 12 million young adults will have government-subsidized(政府资助)coverage.
    Young people.of course, aren’t the only ones who need help and will benefit enormously from reform. An analysis issued by the Department of Health and Human Services earlier last month found that few families who lack health insurance have the financial ability to pay hospital bills. The report found that the average assets for middle-income families earning four times the poverty level, or $ 89, 000 a year for a family of four. The cost of an in-patient hospital stay typically exceeds $ 10, 000 and can often exceed $ 100, 000.
    Republican alternatives to the health care reform law mostly involve making people pay more for their insurance and medical care on the theory that having more "skin in the game" will lead them to use medical care more economically. These two studies show that most of the uninsured have very little skin to put in the game. [br] What is the finding of the report issued by The Commonwealth Fund?
选项 A、Young people tend to suffer from the lack of health insurance.
B、Uninsured young adults have increased by 15 million in 2009.
C、Young people are stronger so they do not need health insurance.
D、People from 19 to 29 are the most loyal supporters of the reform law.
答案 A
解析 根据题干关键词report issued by The Commonwealth Fund定位到第二段第一句：A report issued last week by The Commonwealth Fund，a loyal supporter of the reform law，found that young adults ages 19 through 29 are among the groups most likely to be uninsured，with some 15 million of them lacking coverage in 2009，according to survey data．改革法案的忠实支持者，联邦基金会，上周发布了一项报告。该报告发现，19到29岁的年轻成人处于最有可能没有保险的行列之中。调查数据显示，2009年这些年轻人中约有1500万人没有保险。A)项是原文的同义转述。故为答案。
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