美国总统奥巴马3月3日公布了经过修改的最终版本医改议案，并敦促国会在未来数周内就该提案进行表决。至此，长达一年的美国医改立法终于步入最后关口。

Obama urges Republicans to pass healthcare overhaul

US President, Barack Obama, has reiterated calls for Republicans to pass his sweeping healthcare overhaul.

Obama said his plan included ideas from both sides of Congress. He rejected opposition calls to throw out broad bills passed by the House of Representatives and Senate and begin drafting the bill again.

Democrats are preparing to pass a final measure in the Senate without opposition support through a process called reconciliation, which requires only simple majority approval instead of the usual 60 votes needed in the 100-member chamber.

Barack Obama, US President, said, "Given these honest and substantial differences between the parties about the need to regulate the insurance industry and the need to help millions of middle-class families get insurance, I do not see how another year of negotiations would help. Insurance companies are continuing to raise premiums. For us to start over now could simply lead to delay that could last for another decade or even more."