周四，近一百万美国人将开始收到特朗普政府根据新的平价医疗法案退款计划发放的500美元支票。
On Thursday, nearly one million Americans will start receiving $500 checks from the Trump administration under its new Affordable Care Act refund program.
这些退款是针对通过联邦运营的HealthCare.gov平台购买健康保险的特定人群。
The payments are meant for a narrow group of people who bought their own health insurance through HealthCare.gov, the federally run ACA marketplace.
要符合资格，消费者必须已在HealthCare.gov平台上注册保险，并全额支付保费，且未获得联邦保费税收抵免或其他财政援助。
To be eligible, consumers must have enrolled in a HealthCare.gov plan and paid the full cost of their premiums without receiving federal premium tax credits or other financial assistance.
在随支票寄出的信中，特朗普表示退款对象是“那些使用HealthCare.gov平台但未获得纳税人补贴来支付保险费用的人”。
In a letter accompanying the checks, Trump said the refunds are for people who use HealthCare.gov, "but who do not receive Taxpayer Subsidies to help pay for their Coverage."
该计划还受到地域限制：退款将发放给使用HealthCare.gov的30个州的符合条件的消费者，而非通过州级平台购买保险的人。这意味着通过州级平台购买保险的人无法申请退款。
The program is also limited by geography. The payments are going to eligible consumers in the 30 states that use HealthCare.gov, rather than to those in state-run ACA marketplaces. That means people who bought coverage through state-run exchanges are not eligible for the refund program.
以下用蓝色标出的州符合退款资格：特朗普将这些退款描述为针对联邦平台运营成本过高所收取的额外费用。符合条件的个人无需申请、提交索赔或重新注册。
States highlighted in blue below are eligible for the refunds: Trump has framed the payments as refunds for what he says were excessive charges linked to the federal marketplace's operating costs. Eligible people do not need to apply, submit a claim, or sign up for the program.
政府官员表示，他们已经确定了收款人，并将自动将500美元支票寄送到他们的家庭地址。每个符合条件的参保人将收到单独的退款。因此，一个家庭中有多人符合条件的话，可能会收到多张支票。
Administration officials say they have already identified recipients and will mail the $500 checks automatically to their home addresses. Each eligible enrollee will receive a separate payment. As a result, a household with multiple people who individually meet the requirements could receive more than one check.