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President Clinton is hoping to secure a place in history by balancing the federal budget, a prospect that has many in the healthcare industry worried. With Medicare and Medicaid eating up major portions of federal spending, any move to trim the deficit will require painful cuts in provider payments. And funds for programs like children's access to healthcare are likely to be scarce.
克林顿总统希望通过平衡联邦预算在历史上赢得一席之地,这一前景让医疗行业的许多人感到担忧。由于医疗保险和医疗补助计划吞噬了联邦支出的大部分,任何削减赤字的举措都将需要大幅削减对医疗服务提供者的付款。而且像儿童获得医疗保健这类项目的资金可能会很稀缺。