【安省150万在职人士无药物保险】- 今日600國語新聞
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根据一份最新调查指出
According to a recent survey,
安省大约有150万在职人士没有药物保险
about 1.5 million people in Ontario have no drug insurance,
其中 少数族裔 年轻人及兼职新移民
with ethnic minorities, young people
是最多没有药物保险的人
and part-time newcomers being the most uninsured.
总部位于多伦多的研究所Wellesley Institute
A recent study by the Toronto-based Wellesley Institute
最近进行一项有关安省药物保险覆盖率的研究
Institute on Ontario’s drug insurance coverage showed that
结果显示 安省有大约五分一人没有药物保险
about one in five people in Ontario are uninsured.
即使兼职员工较全职员工
Even if part-time employees are
拥有药物保险的比率为
more than full-time employees,
78%全职员工有药物保险
78% of full-time employees have drug insurance,
68%兼职员工拥有药物保险
and 68% of part-time employees have drug insurance.
但研究发现
However, the study found that
兼职员工之间拥有药物保险的比率
there is a large gap between the ratio
存在很大的差距
of part-time employees to drug insurance.
另外 大约45%拥有兼职职位的
In addition, about 45% of new immigrants holding part-time positions
新移民没有药物保险
do not have drug insurance,
而不是新移民的兼职工人
while non-immigrant part-time workers,
则有大约25%人没有药物保险
about 25% do not have drug insurance;
报告又指出 41%拥有兼职工作的
the report also states that 41% of minorities
少数族裔没有药物保险
with part-time jobs do not have drug insurance.
拥有兼职工作的白人
Only 26% of white people with part-time jobs
则只有26%人没有药物保险
have no drug insurance.
这项研究的其中一名
Rebecca Cheff, one of the
主要代表Rebecca Cheff表示
main principal representatives of the study,
调查发现没有获得药物保险的工人
said the investigation found that workers without drug insurance
政府没有计划推出措施进行协助
had no plans to introduce measures to assist the workers.
报告指出 药物保险覆盖率令人感到忧虑
The report points out that drug insurance coverage is worrying
因为处方药可以预防
because prescription drugs can be prevented
和治疗对省民健康十分重要
and treated for the health of provincial residents.