When Medicare was enacted in 1965, it was aimed at the prevention of a catastrophic illness from financially destroying elderly patients.
at the prevention of a catastrophic illness from financially destroying elderly patients
at being a preventive against catastrophic illness financially destroying elderly patients
at preventing a catastrophic illness from financially destroying the elderly patient
to prevent a catastrophic illness financially destroying an elderly patient
to prevent elderly patients being financially destroyed by a catastrophic illness
As what Ron said, 动词的名词形式重点在动作本身,而名词是和施加它的主语有关。
aim at比aim to的表意更加简洁。
prevent…from…,防止某人做某事,介词from通常可以省略。但是,在被动语态中,介词from不能省略。
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