Citizen G'kar: Musings on Earth

September 12, 2007

Solution for US Healthcare: Out Source to Cuba

Cuba runs health care the way US HMOs advertise their services. The difference is that Cuban health care does what it promises.
UNDERNEWS
According to the World Health Organization a Cuban man can expect to live to 75 and a woman to 79. The probability of a child dying aged under five is five per 1,000 live births. That is better than the US and on a par with the UK. Yet these world-class results are delivered by a shoestring annual per capita health expenditure of $260 - less than a 10th of Britain's $3,065 and a fraction of America's $6,543. There is no mystery about Cuba's core strategy: prevention. From promoting exercise, hygiene and regular check-ups, the system is geared towards averting illnesses and treating them before they become advanced and costly.

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