Many People Lose Health Insurance
許多人失去醫療保險
Introduction
A new law called HR 1 changed health insurance. Now, many people in New York and other states do not have insurance.
一項名為 HR 1 的新法案改變了醫療保險。現在紐約州及其他州有許多人失去了保險。
Main Body
About 500,000 people in New York lost their insurance on July 1. The government stopped paying for their plans. New York leaders did not find more money to help them.
紐約州約有 50 萬人在 7 月 1 日失去了保險。政府停止支付他們的計劃費用。紐約的領導者未能找到更多資金來幫助他們。
In the future, more people will lose insurance. From 2027, adults in some states must work 80 hours a month to keep Medicaid. Millions of people might lose their insurance by 2034.
未來將有更多人失去保險。從 2027 年起，部分州的成年人每月必須工作 80 小時才能保留 Medicaid。到 2034 年，可能有數百萬人失去保險。
Insurance is now very expensive. Many people cannot pay the high prices. Because of this, more people go to emergency rooms instead of regular doctors. Some small health centers may close.
現在保險非常昂貴。許多人無法支付高昂的費用。因此，更多人選擇前往急診室而非就診普通醫生。一些小型醫療中心可能會關閉。
Conclusion
More people have no insurance and health costs are going up. This is a big problem for public hospitals.
更多人沒有保險且醫療成本上升。這對公立醫院來說是一個巨大的問題。
Vocabulary Learning
💡 The 'Cause and Effect' Pattern
In this text, we see how one thing leads to another. To get to A2, you need to connect your ideas using Because of this.
How it works: [Bad Situation] Because of this [Result]
Example from the text: Insurance is expensive Because of this People go to emergency rooms.
🕒 Talking about the Future
Notice how the text switches from what happened (past) to what will happen (future). Use will for things you are sure about:
- More people will lose insurance.
Use might when you are not 100% sure:
- Millions of people might lose their insurance.
Quick Rule:
Will = 100% certainty
Might = Maybe/Possible