高额的医疗费用曾是农民就医的拦路虎,因负担不起费用而造成了数不清的人间惨剧。如今,这一情况将有望得到缓解乃至最终消除。日前,北京市在全国率先推出了新型农村合作医疗制度,以重点解决农民因患大病出现的“因病致贫”和“因病返贫”问题,首先保证对农民大额医疗费用的补助。 The high cost of medical treatment was once a barrier for farmers to seek medical treatment. It caused countless human tragedies because they could not afford to pay for it. Today, this situation will hopefully be eased and eventually eliminated. Recently, Beijing has taken the lead in introducing a new rural cooperative medical system in the country to focus on resolving the problem of “due to poverty due to illness” and “returning to poverty due to illness” for farmers suffering from serious illnesses, and first ensure subsidies for large-scale medical expenses for farmers.