However, pressure to reduce medical costs is mounting.

然而，降低医疗费用的压力正在增加。

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Conclusions: Reducing unnecessary days of hospitalization, controlling drug charges and using drugs rationally are effective ways to reduce medical costs.

结论：缩短不必要的住院天数和控制药费、合理用药是降低医疗费用的有效途径。

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The program would encourage dog ownership for patients recovering from heart disease, which will help reduce medical costs by reducing the number of these patients needing ongoing treatment.

这一计划将会鼓励正在治疗心脏病的患者养狗，这将通过减少这些患者接受治疗的次数而减少医疗费用。

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WellPoint officials said they think the company's upfront investment in primary care could reduce its projected medical costs by as much as 20% by 2015 by improving overall patient health and reducing the need for costlier medical services.

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They would be asked to switch from paper to electronic medical records, to organize with other doctors to reduce medical complications and unnecessary costs, to try to arrive at a package price for a child with asthma or a man with kidney stones.

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However, the misnamed Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act would actually reduce patient options and increase medical costs.

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