Obama's Weekly Address WEEKLY ADDRESS: Working to Implement the Affordable Care Act

每周電視講話：推行《平價(jià)醫(yī)療法》

Hi, everybody.  Over the past few weeks, I’ve been visiting with Americans across the country to talk about what we need to do to secure a better bargain for the middle class.

大家好。過去的幾個(gè)星期，我去了全國(guó)很多地方，與人們談?wù)撊绾螢橹挟a(chǎn)階級(jí)提供更好的保障。

We need to rebuild an economy that rewards hard work and responsibility; an economy built firmly on the cornerstones of middle-class life.  Good jobs.  A good education.  A home of your own.  A secure retirement.  And quality, affordable health care that’s there when you need it.

我們需要重建一個(gè)回報(bào)勤奮工作和敢于擔(dān)當(dāng)?shù)慕?jīng)濟(jì)體；一個(gè)為中產(chǎn)階級(jí)提供堅(jiān)實(shí)生活基礎(chǔ)的經(jīng)濟(jì)體。一份好的工作，一套良好的教育體系，一個(gè)屬于你自己的住房，一份安寧的退休保障，一份大家所需的高質(zhì)量的平價(jià)醫(yī)療保險(xiǎn)。

Right now, we’re well on our way to fully implementing the Affordable Care Act.  And in the next few months, we’ll reach a couple milestones with real meaning for millions of Americans.

現(xiàn)在，我們正在全面實(shí)施《平價(jià)醫(yī)療法》的路上。在未來幾個(gè)月里，我們將實(shí)現(xiàn)惠及數(shù)百萬人民的一系列里程碑式的目標(biāo)。

If you’re one of the 85% of Americans who already have insurance, you’ve already got new benefits and protections under this law that you didn’t before.  Free checkups, mammograms, and contraceptive care.  Discounted prescription medicine on Medicare.  The fact you can stay on your parents’ plan until you turn 26.  And much, much more.  And it’s okay if you’re not a fan of the Affordable Care Act – you can take advantage of these things anyway.

如果你屬于85%已經(jīng)擁有醫(yī)療保險(xiǎn)的人，你將得到該法提供的新的福利和保障。免費(fèi)體檢，乳腺透視檢查，避孕援助，優(yōu)惠的用醫(yī)保支付的處方藥。你將可以使用父母的醫(yī)保直至你滿26周歲。好處還有很多很多。即便你不是《平價(jià)醫(yī)療法》的忠實(shí)擁護(hù)者，你也可以享受到以上種種好處。

If you don’t have insurance, beginning on October 1st, private plans will actually compete for your business.  You can comparison shop in an online marketplace, just like you would for cell phone plans or plane tickets.  You may be eligible for new tax credits to help you afford the plan that’s right for you.  And if you’re in the up to half of all Americans who’ve been sick or have a preexisting condition, this law means that beginning January 1st, insurance companies have to cover you – and they can’t use your medical history to charge you more than anybody else.

如果你沒有醫(yī)療保險(xiǎn)，從10月1日開始，私營(yíng)醫(yī)保計(jì)劃將爭(zhēng)相為你提供服務(wù)。你可以在網(wǎng)上市場(chǎng)對(duì)這些商戶進(jìn)行比較，就像在線買手機(jī)或機(jī)票一樣。你還可能符合新稅收優(yōu)惠的條件而剛好可以承擔(dān)這一計(jì)劃的支出。如果你是接近一半的已經(jīng)處在病中或擁有疾病史的人員之一，該法意味著從明年1月1日起，保險(xiǎn)公司將為你提供全面保障，他們?cè)僖膊荒芾媚愕募膊∈废蚰愣嗍杖”ＹM(fèi)了。

You can find out more about the law, and how to sign up to buy your own coverage right now at HealthCare.gov.  Tell your friends and neighbors without insurance about it, too.  And tell your kids that there’s a new, easy way to buy affordable plans specifically tailored to young people.

登錄HealthCare.gov你可以發(fā)現(xiàn)該法還有很多好處，并可以現(xiàn)在就在線注冊(cè)購(gòu)買自己的保險(xiǎn)。請(qǐng)你們告訴還沒有參保的親朋好友。告訴你們的子女，有全新的方便的途徑為青少年購(gòu)買定制的平價(jià)醫(yī)療保險(xiǎn)。

Many Members of Congress, in both parties, are working hard to inform their constituents about these benefits, protections, and affordable plans.  But there’s also a group of Republicans in Congress working hard to confuse people, and making empty promises that they’ll either shut down the health care law, or, if they don’t get their way, they’ll shut down the government.

國(guó)會(huì)兩黨的很多議員，都在積極努力向選民們解釋這些帶來好處，保障和平價(jià)的計(jì)劃。但仍然有一小部分共和黨議員在極力破壞人民的期望，給出空頭承諾，并聲稱將會(huì)否決《平價(jià)醫(yī)療法》，如果他們不能得逞就會(huì)讓政府部門停擺。

Think about that.  They’re actually having a debate between hurting Americans who will no longer be denied affordable care just because they’ve been sick – and harming the economy and millions of Americans in the process.  And many Republicans are more concerned with how badly this debate will hurt them politically than they are with how badly it’ll hurt the country.

想一想吧。他們的爭(zhēng)論真切地傷害到了再也不會(huì)因?yàn)橐呀?jīng)生病就被平價(jià)醫(yī)療保險(xiǎn)拒絕賠付的美國(guó)民眾，也傷害了經(jīng)濟(jì)發(fā)展和就要享受到醫(yī)保好處的數(shù)百萬美國(guó)民眾。這些共和黨議員更關(guān)心將這場(chǎng)辯論持續(xù)下去是否會(huì)損害其政治利益而不是是否會(huì)傷害到經(jīng)濟(jì)發(fā)展。

A lot of Republicans seem to believe that if they can gum up the works and make this law fail, they’ll somehow be sticking it to me.  But they’d just be sticking it to you.

很多共和黨人似乎相信只要他們可以合伙讓該法失效，他們就能在某種程度上拖住我。但他們真正拖累的是你們。

Some even say that if you call their office with questions about the law, they’ll refuse to help.  Call me old-fashioned – but that’s lousy constituent service.  And it’s not what you deserve.

有人甚至說，如果你打電話到他們辦公室咨詢這一法律，他們將拒絕提供幫助。稱我這是老套的爭(zhēng)取選民的服務(wù)。但這并不是你們想要的。

Your health insurance isn’t something to play politics with.  Our economy isn’t something to play politics with.  This isn’t a game.  This is about the economic security of millions of families.

你們的醫(yī)療保險(xiǎn)不是政治玩物。我們的經(jīng)濟(jì)也不是政治的玩物。這不是一場(chǎng)游戲。這是關(guān)系到數(shù)百萬家庭的經(jīng)濟(jì)安全的大事。

See, in the states where governors and legislatures and insurers are working together to implement this law properly – states like California, New York, Colorado and Maryland – competition and consumer choice are actually making insurance affordable.

因此，在州長(zhǎng)、立法者和保險(xiǎn)商都在全面合作共同推行這一法律的各州，像加里福利亞、紐約、科羅拉多和馬里蘭，競(jìng)爭(zhēng)的引入和消費(fèi)者更多的選擇讓醫(yī)療保險(xiǎn)成本變得可以承受了。

So I’m going to keep doing everything in my power to make sure this law works as it’s supposed to.  Because in the United States of America, health insurance isn’t a privilege – it is your right.  And we’re going to keep it that way.

因此，我將在我的職權(quán)范圍內(nèi)繼續(xù)全力以赴，確保該法一如設(shè)計(jì)之初的設(shè)想正常實(shí)施。因?yàn)樵诿览麍?jiān)合眾國(guó)，醫(yī)療保險(xiǎn)并不是什么特權(quán)，而是大家都應(yīng)享有的權(quán)利。我們將始終牢記這一點(diǎn)。

Thanks.  And have a great weekend.

謝謝大家，周末愉快！

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