医疗费用过高一直是公众近年来议论的热点话题。国家体改办、中科院去年底就“百姓满意什么、担心什么”进行了联合调查,结果生病住院排在家庭和个人最担心问题之首。笔者生病住院时,就亲眼见到有的病人及其家属因医疗费用太高与医生发生争执,目睹了一些患者手持院方催款单,病未治愈就匆匆出院的情景,联想到 High medical costs have been a hot topic of public discussion in recent years. The National Restructuring Office and the Chinese Academy of Sciences conducted a joint investigation at the end of last year on “What the people are satisfied with and what they are worried about.” The result is that sick and in-patient hospitals rank among the top concerns for families and individuals. When I was hospitalized sick, I saw with my own eyes some patients and their family members who had disputes with doctors because of high medical costs. They witnessed some patients holding hospital collection reminders and rushed out of hospital after the illness was cured.