当前,在对现有医疗体制进行彻底改革的风潮中,尚未有人使用过“公费医疗制度”这一术语。我们听到的是对“全民的”、“强制性的”、“单方付费的”和“广泛的”医疗系统的强烈诉求。这种诉求的对象是一个面向所有美国人的医疗保健计划,在其中,所有的医疗服务都由政府买单,当然,政府机构也同时承担管理者的角色。支持者们有时候把这种体制称为“国有化金融制度”或者“国有化健康保险”。准确地说,这就是“公费医疗制度”。——Lin Zinser At present, no one has ever used the term “public medical system” in the tide of overhauling the existing medical system. What we hear is a strong demand for “universal”, “mandatory”, “unilaterally paid” and “widespread” medical systems. This appeal is targeted at a healthcare plan for all Americans, in which all medical services are paid by the government and, of course, government agencies also assume the role of manager. Proponents sometimes refer to this system as “the nationalized financial system” or “nationalized health insurance.” To be exact, this is “public health care system ”. - Linzinser