If you had to sum up the problems of American health care in two words, they would be 'cost' and 'coverage'. The country spends 16% of its GDP on health. Yet a six of the population lacks medical 【S1】______ coverage. Most Americans receive health insurance through their employer. The government picks up the bill for the elder and the poor. 【S2】______ But an estimating 47 million people fall through cracks — a number 【S3】______ that is rising as premiums (保险金) soar. Because so many people should be without medical coverage in 【S4】______ the world's richest country is a disgrace. It spoils the lives of the uninsured, who are unable to get access with affordable treatment at an early age. And it casts a shadow of fear well beyond, to America's middle classes who worry about not their jobs but their healthcare 【S5】______ benefits as well. It is also grossly inefficient. Hospitals are forced, by law, to help anyone who arrived in the emergency room. 【S6】______ Since those with insurance coverage usually cannot pay for that car, 【S7】______ the bill is passed on everyone else, driving up premiums. Higher premiums, by turn, swell the ranks of the uninsured. 【S8】______ Breaking that spiral would be a big step towards fixing American healthcare. And it is one that politicians at last seem ready to get. Not 【S9】______ in Washington, where reform. is still stalled (延误) by an argument between conservatives, who think more about consumer choice, with 【S10】______ those on the left, who think government intervention is the answer. Instead, state governors are taking the lead. 【S1】