【—人教版初中二年級(jí)上冊英語第二單元文化背景教材】在西方，關(guān)于生病的時(shí)候。下面就是老師大家?guī)淼膶?duì)第二單元What's the matter? 文化背景的相關(guān)介紹。
Unit 2 What's the matter? 文化背景知識(shí)介紹
In the U. S., the medical treatment that you receive and the doctor or hospital that you can visit depends on the health insurance coverage that you have.
The two kinds of insurance are fee-for-service and managed care.
Fee-for-service: You go to the doctor of your choice. Your insurance company only pays for specific services, not for everything.
Managed Care: There are three types of managed care.
A. HMO (Health Maintenance Organization): You can only receive care from one hospital, for example.
B. PPO (Preferred Provider Organization): You can only receive care from specific doctors, for example.
C. POS (Point-of -Service): This plan is a combination of an HMO and PPO.
To see a doctor, you should call the doctor's office or the hospital to make an appointment. If it is an emergency, you can visit the emergency room of a hospital or make an emergency appointment with a doctor, according to your insurance coverage.
When you see a doctor, the doctor will give you a prescription for your medication. You must go to a pharmacy and give the prescription to the pharmacist in order to receive your medication. The pharmacist will often explain to you how to take the medication.
You can also purchase medication, which does not require a prescription. Such medication is also referred to as over-the-counter (OTC) drugs.
生病的時(shí)候，同學(xué)們是不是第一個(gè)想到的就是去醫(yī)院呢？當(dāng)然這是必須的，但是希望同學(xué)們保持健康才是最重要的。
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