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 　　We are now on the eve of seeing a Senate proposal for health care, including replacing the Affordable¹ Care Act.

　　Republican leaders plan to release their bill tomorrow, after working on it behind closed doors for weeks.

　　Late today, The Washington Post reported a draft bill largely mirrors the House's version, but with some notable changes.

　　It will end Medicaid expansion more gradually, but cut it deeply in the long term.

　　It also removes language that restricts federally subsidized health plans from covering abortions². Lisa Desjardins joins me now.

　　Lisa, considering the process here, tomorrow's going to be an unveiling of this draft, not just to the public, but even to a lot of Republicans.

　　That's right. Most Republican senators have not seen the language yet, Hari.

　　They tell me that they will see it tomorrow around 9:30 a.m. Eastern time. That's when Republican senators will gather for this exact reason.

　　When will we see it? When will the public see it? Republicans tell me that is at the same time, 9:30 a.m. Eastern, online. Not clear exactly where yet.

　　Hari, even as we wait for the exact bill, today, we're hearing from some key senators that they have alarm bells ringing in their heads.

　　Remember, Republicans can only lose two Republican senators and still have this bill pass.

　　Well, today, Rand Paul told me he sees what he hears as Obamacare-lite.

　　And another senator, Ron Johnson of Wisconsin, told me he's concerned. He asked for more time to review this bill.

　　He said a vote next week, as is planned, is too soon. He said he's not getting more time and he's not sure he can get to yes without it.

　　Speaking of health care, today was also an important day,

　　a deadline for insurance companies to figure out whether they were going to participate in some of the exchanges or not.

　　This is critical for what kind of options people will have on the individual markets.

　　And so far, today, Hari, we have learned some news from some insurers pulling out of markets,

　　in fact, Anthem³ and Blue Cross/Blue Shield pulling out of markets in Wisconsin and Indiana.

　　But it's really a mixed story, Hari, because we're also seeing new insurers enter in places like Tennessee,

　　which will have three more options for insurance than it did last year.

　　And also I spoke⁴ to a company called Medica. They plan on offering insurance throughout Iowa.

　　That will be new for them this year, adding another option for Iowans.

　　But here's comes the catch, Hari, in a way. Medica says, to do that, they're planning to increase premiums⁵ by 43 percent.

　　So we will get more news here, but it's a really mixed picture, all of these insurers saying there's instability in the market.

　　All right, Lisa Desjardins joining us from Capitol Hill, many thanks. undefined

1 affordable   

adj.支付得起的，不太昂贵的

参考例句：

• The rent for the four-roomed house is affordable.四居室房屋的房租付得起。
• There are few affordable apartments in big cities.在大城市中没有几所公寓是便宜的。

2 abortions   

n.小产( abortion的名词复数 )；小产胎儿；（计划）等中止或夭折；败育

参考例句：

• The Venerable Master: By not having abortions, by not killing living beings. 上人：不堕胎、不杀生。 来自互联网
• Conclusion Chromosome abnormality is one of the causes of spontaneous abortions. 结论：染色体异常是导致反复自然流产的原因之一。 来自互联网

3 anthem   

n.圣歌，赞美诗，颂歌

参考例句：

• All those present were standing solemnly when the national anthem was played.奏国歌时全场肃立。
• As he stood on the winner's rostrum,he sang the words of the national anthem.他站在冠军领奖台上，唱起了国歌。

4 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

5 premiums   

n.费用( premium的名词复数 )；保险费；额外费用；（商品定价、贷款利息等以外的）加价

参考例句：

• He paid premiums on his life insurance last year. 他去年付了人寿保险费。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• Moves are afoot to increase car insurance premiums. 现正在酝酿提高汽车的保险费。 来自《简明英汉词典》