New Help for Weight Loss Medicine
減肥藥物新援助計畫
Introduction
The government has a new program called Bridge. It helps some older people get medicine for obesity.
政府推出了一項名為 Bridge 的新計畫，幫助部分長者獲取肥胖症藥物。
Main Body
People with a high BMI can use this program. They pay 50 dollars every month for the medicine. Doctors must say the patient needs the drug first.
BMI 指數較高的人可以使用此計畫。他們每月支付 50 美元即可獲取藥物。但必須由醫生先確認患者需要該藥物。
Two big companies, Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly, will sell more medicine. They will make a lot of money. But, many people want the drug, so pharmacies may be too busy.
兩家大公司 Novo Nordisk 和 Eli Lilly 將銷售更多藥物，並將獲利豐厚。然而，由於許多人都需求該藥物，藥局可能會過於繁忙。
This program is not forever. It ends in 2027. The government wants private insurance companies to help, but these companies are worried about the cost.
此計畫並非永久，將於 2027 年結束。政府希望私立保險公司能提供協助，但這些公司對成本感到擔憂。
Conclusion
Many seniors can get medicine now. But they do not know if they can get it after 2027.
許多長者現在可以獲取藥物，但他們不知道 2027 年後是否還能獲取。
Vocabulary Learning
📅 The 'Time' Shift
Look at how the text talks about the present and the future. This is the key to moving from A1 to A2.
1. Right Now (Present Simple) We use this for facts and rules.
- They pay 50 dollars. → This is a regular habit/rule.
- Doctors must say... → This is a requirement.
2. Later (Future with 'Will') When we predict what happens next, we add will.
- Companies will sell... → Prediction.
- They will make money... → Prediction.
3. The Deadline (Ending)
- It ends in 2027. → Even though it's the future, we can use the present for fixed dates/calendars.
Quick Vocabulary Bridge
- Seniors → Older people
- Drug → Medicine
- Private → Not government