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StudiesShowU.S.SpendingDoesn’tGetHealth

TheUnitedStatesmayspendtwiceasmuchonhealthcareasotherrichcountriesbutitisnotgettingresultstomatch,accordingtostudiesreleasedonTuesday.

Butinthestudyoffivewealthycoutries,publishedinthejournalHealthAffairs,researchersfoundnosinglenationhadclearlytheworstorbesthealthcaresystem.

GerardAndersonatJohnsHopkinsUniversity’sschoolofpublichealthandcolleaguescameupwithalistof21healthfieldstheycouldevenlycompareacrossthefivecountries—Australia,Canda,Britain,NewZealandandtheUnitedStates.

“Noneofthefivecountriesisconsistentlythebestortheworstonall21indicators,”Andersonsaidduringatelephonebriefingforreporters.

“Ifyouarelookingfortheplacetogetthebestcare,thereisn’tasingleplace,Everycountryhasatleastoneindicatorwhereitscoresthebestofthefivecountriesandeachcountryhasatleastoneindicatorwhereitscorestheworstofthefivecountries.”

But,hesaid,theUnitedStatesisnotgettingvalueformoney.“TheUnitedStatesshouldbeparticularlyconcernedabouttheseresults,giventhatwespendtwiceasmuchonhealthcareasanyothercountry.Sospendingmoredoesn’tnecessarilyresultinbetteroutcomes.”

Anderson’sgroupofinternationalhealthexpertssponsoredbyTheCommonwealthFundspentfiveyearsworkingonthestudy,gettingthelatestpossibledatafromthefivecountriesonareassuchasbreastcancerandleukemiasurvival,suiciderates,deathratesfromasthma,vaccinationratesandcancerscreening.

练习

1.TheU.Sspendstwiceasmuchonhealthcareasotherrichcountries.

A.rightB.wrongC.Notmentioned

2.TheU.Sistheplacewherepeoplegetthebesthealthcare.

3.Eachyear,theU.S.spendsmoremoneyonhealthcarethanthepreviousone.

4.Themoreacountryspendsonhealthcare,thebettercareitspeopleenjoy.

5.Thestudyinvolved5countriesandlasted5years.

6.TheotherfourcountriesprovidebetterhealthcarethantheU.S.

7.TheU.S.isdeterminedtodosomethingaboutitshealthcaresystem.

MostAdultsinU.S.HaveLowRiskofHeartDisease

Morethan80percentofUSadultshavealessthan10-percentriskofdevelopingheartdiseaseinthenext10years,accordingtoareportintheJournaloftheAmericanCollegeofCardiology.Just3percenthaveariskthatexceeds20percent.

“Ihopethatthesenumberswillgivephysicians,researchers.healthpolicyanalysts,andothersabetterideaofhowcoronaryheartdiseaseisdistributedintheUSpopulation.”leadauthorDr.EarlS.Ford.fromtheCentersforDiseaseControlandPreventioninAtlanta,saidinastatement.

Thefindingsarebasedonanalysisofdatafrom13,769subjects,between20and79yearsofage,whoparticipatedintheThirdNationalHealthandNutritionExaminationSurveyfrom1988to1994.

Overall,82percentofadultshadariskoflessthan10percent,15percenthadariskthatfellbetween10to20percent,and3percent,and3percenthadariskabove20percent.

Theproportionofsubjectsinthehighestriskgroupincreasedwithadvancingage,andmeweremorelikelythanwomentobeinthisgroup.Bycontrast,raceorethnicityhadlittleeffectonriskdistributions.

Althoughthereportsuggeststhatmostadultshavealow10yearriskofheartdisease,alargeproportionhaveahighorimmediaterisk,Dr.DanielS.Berman,fromCedars-SinaiMedicalCenterinLosAngeles,andDr.NathanD.Wong,fromtheUniversityofCaliforniaatIrvine,noteinarelatededitorial.

Aggressivetreatmentmeasuresandpublichealthstrategiesareneededtoshifttheoverallpopulationriskdownward,theyadd.

1.The10-yearriskofheartdiseaseislowformostUSadults.

2.Only3percentofUSadultshaveamorethan10percent10yearriskofheartdisease.

3.Morethan100thousandpeopleparticipatedinthesurvey.

4.Therewasagreaterproportionofmenthanwomeninthesurvey.

5.Thedistributionsoftheriskofheartdiseasearecloselyrelatedtorace.

6.Elderlypeoplehaveahigherriskofheartdiseasethanyoungerpeople.

7.TheUSgovernmentwilltakemeasurestoreducetheoverallpopulationrisk.

TVGameShows

Oneofthemostfascinatingthingsabouttelevisionisthesizeoftheaudience.Anovelcanbeonthe“bestseller”listwithasaleoffewerthan100,000copies,butapopularTVshowmighthave70millionTVviewers.TVcanmakeanythingoranyonewell-knownovernight.

Thisistheprinciplebehind“quiz”or“game”shows,whichputordinarypeopleonTVtoplayagameforprizesandmoney.Aquizshowcanmakeanyoneastar,anditcangiveawaythousandsofdollarsjustforfun.Butallofthismoneycancreateproblems.Forinstance,inthe1950s,quizshowswereverypopularintheU.S.andalmosteveryonewatchedthem.CharlesVanDoren,anEnglishinstructor,becamerichandfamousafterwinningmoneyonseveralshows.Heevenhadacareerasatelevisionpersonality.ButoneofthelosersprovedthatCharlesVanDorenwascheating.Itturnedoutthattheshow’sproducerswhowerepullingthestrings,gavetheanswerstothemostpopularcontestantsbeforehand.Why?

Becauseiftheaudiencedidn’tlikethepersonwhowonthegame,theyturnedtheshowoff.Theresultofthischeatingwasahugescandal.Basedonhisstory,amovieunderthetitle“QuizShow”ison40yearslater:

CharlesVanDorenisnolongerinvolvedwithTV.Butgameshowsarestillhere,thoughtheyaren’ttakenasseriously.Infact,someofthemtrytobeasridiculousaspossible.Thereareshowsthatsendstrangersonvacationtripstogether,orthattrytocausenewly-marriedcouplestofightonTV,orthatpunishlosersbyhumiliatingthem.TheentertainmentnowistoseewhatpeoplewilldojusttobeonTV.Peoplestillwinmoney,buttherealprizeistobeinfrontofanaudienceofmillions.

练习：

1.TVcanmakeabeggarworld-famousovernight.

A.RightB.WrongC.Notmentioned

2.Theprinciplebehind“quiz”or“game”showsistoputordinarypeopleonTVtoplayagameforprizesandmoney.

3.PrizesandmoneyforwinnersareusuallyprovidedbyTVstarsandlargecompanies.

4.OneoftheTVpersonalities,CharlesVanDorenwasprovedtobecheatingbypersuadingtheshow’sproducerstogivehimtheanswersbeforehand.

5.ThehugescandalofcheatingonTVgameshowswasnotexposeduntil40yearslaterinthemovie“QuizShow”.

6.Nowadaysgameshowsarenottreatedasseriouslyastheyusedtobe.

7.Winnersofpresent-dayTVgameshowsnolongergetmoneyfromtheshows.

AmericanSports

TheUnitedStatesisasports-lovingnation.SportsinAmericatakeavarietyofforms;

organizedcompetitivestruggles,whichdrawhugecrowdstocheertheirfavoriteteamtovictory;

athleticgames,playedforrecreationanywheresufficientspaceisfound;

andhuntingandfishing.Mostsportsareseasonal,sothatwhatishappeninginsportsdependsuponthetimeofyear.Somesportsarecalledspectatorsports,asthenumberofspectatorsgreatlyexceedsthenumberplayinginthegame.

BaseballisthemostpopularsportintheUS.Itisplayedthroughoutthespringandsummer,andprofessionalbaseballteamsplaywellintothefall.Althoughnoothergameisexactlylikebaseball,perhapstheonemostnearlylikeitistheEnglishgameofcricket.

Footballisthemostpopularsportinthefall.Thegameoriginatedasacollegesportmorethan75yearsago.Itisstillplayedbyalmosteverycollegeanduniversityinthecountry,andthefootballstadiumsofsomeofthelargestuniversitiesseatasmanyas80,000people.ThegameisnotthesameasEuropeanfootballorsoccer.InAmericanfootballthereare11playersoneachteam,andtheyaredressedinpaddeduniformsandhelmetsbecausethegameisroughandinjuriesarelikelytooccur.

BasketballisthewintersportinAmericanschoolsandcolleges.Likefootball,basketballoriginatedintheUSandisnotpopularinothercountries.ManyAmericanspreferittofootballbecauseitisplayedindoorsthroughoutthewinterandbecauseitisafastergame.Itisaverypopulargamewithhighschools,andinmorethan20states,state-widehighschoolmatchesareheldyearly.

Otherspectatorsportsincludewrestling,boxing,andhorseracing.Althoughhorse-racingfanscallthemselvessportsmen,theaccuracyofthetermisquestionable,asonlythejockeyswhoridethehorsesintheracescanbeconsideredathletes.Theso-calledsportsmenarethespectators,whodo“notassemble”primarilytoseethehorsesrace,buttobetupontheoutcomeofeachrace.Gamblingistheattractionofhorseracing.

1.Huntingandfishingaremainlyfavoredbymen,youngandold,intheUS.

2.Theprofessionalbaseballteamsthatplaywellareallowedtoplayinthefallaftertheregularbaseballseasonsofspringandsummer.

A.RightB.WrongC.Not