由全球趋势驱动的缅因州保健危机仅靠州级成本上限是无法解决的, Maine's health care crisis, driven by global trends, is unsolvable by state-level cost caps alone, warns outgoing hospital chief Steven Michaud.

史蒂文·米考德(Steven Michaud)在领导缅因州医院协会26年后下台,他说缅因州的医疗负担能力危机是无法解决的,原因是全球趋势,如医疗成本上升、寿命延长、劳动力和业务费用增加等。 Steven Michaud, stepping down after 26 years leading the Maine Hospital Association, said Maine’s health care affordability crisis is unsolvable due to global trends like rising medical costs, longer lifespans, and increasing labor and operational expenses. 他警告说,一项将医院收费限制在医保费的200%的拟议州法案,如果不解决根本问题,就会转移费用,到2028年可能从医院预算中削减12亿美元。 He warned a proposed state bill capping hospital charges at 200% of Medicare rates would shift costs without fixing root issues, potentially cutting $1.2 billion from hospital budgets by 2028. Michaud指出,自2001年以来,缅因州人均医院支出增长了160%,并指出,到2023年,全国医疗费用猛增至4.9万亿美元。 Michaud cited a 160% rise in Maine’s per capita hospital spending since 2001 and noted national health care costs surged to $4.9 trillion by 2023. 他强调,医疗进步和劳动力的挑战使得持续的成本控制极为困难,将危机称为一个系统性的世界性问题。 He emphasized that medical advances and workforce challenges make sustained cost control extremely difficult, calling the crisis a systemic, worldwide problem.