推行医保法案举步维艰
概述：美国医保法案的推行仍面临众多问题，举步维艰。Hints:
healthcare.gov
Barack Obama
Affordable Care Act/Obamacare
Kevin McCarthy
Steny Hoyer
校对：金多虾01
翻译&注解：初雲漪薇
组长：liuczhi
答疑：尐蜜儿
http://t1.g.hjfile.cn/listen/201312/201312061110355955206.mp3Two months after a healthcare.gov's unveiling, the problem-plagued website remains a work in progress despite President Barack Obama's assurances weeks ago.
“By the end of this month we anticipate that it is going to be working the way it is supposed to."
The Affordable Care Act's troubled rollout has been a major embarrassment for an administration that had been regarded as technologically-savvy.
“There's no question the rollout on the Affordable Care Act was much tougher than we expected. But I want everybody here to understand: I am going to see this through."
President Obama's approval ratings have sunk in recent weeks, and congressional Republicans, who opposed Obamacare from the start, have been energized.
Representative Kevin McCarthy. “I do not believe you can fix this law to lower the cost and increase access. We have to scrap it and start anew."
Democratic lawmakers like Steny Hoyer continue to defend the law. “I don't think Obamacare's failed. Access to Obamacare has been a failure at this point in time. And it needs to be fixed. So from that standpoint, the substance of Obamacare is yet to be tested. And to the extent it has been tested, it's been a success."
The House of Representatives gets back to work this week after a Thanksgiving break, the Senate next week. Lawmakers have until the middle of the month to agree on a federal budget. Spending authority expires in January and the United States risks another partial government shutdown unless it is extended.尽管巴拉克•奥巴马总统几周前曾作出约定改善healthcare.gov，网站上线后的两个月运作仍然漏洞百出。
”我们预计到本月底，网站将会以我们设定的方式运行。“
对于一个精通技术的政府而言，最大的尴尬就是平价医保法案的执行困境。
“毫无疑问，平价医保法案的执行比预想的困难，但我希望在座各位能明白，我将会坚持执行下去。”
奥巴马的支持率在近几周不断下跌，而一开始就反对奥巴马的国会共和党员们都在跃跃欲试。
众议员凯文·麦卡锡说，“我不认为你能通过改善这个法案来降低成本同时又能增加参保率，我们必须废止这个法案，再新设立一个法案。”
但是像民主党议员领斯坦利·霍耶仍在为该法案辩护。“我不认为奥巴马医改失败了。此时此刻入保奥巴马医改确实困难，这需要被改善。从这个角度来看，奥巴马医改的实质仍有待考验。但在某种程度上它已经通过考验，可以说是成功的。”
本周众议院众人将在感恩节假期后回来上班，参议院是下周开始上班。议员们需要在本月中旬对联邦预算达成一致。开销支出权限在1月即将到期，除非权限延期，否则美国将面临再一次的部分政府瘫痪危机。
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