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How Cubans Live as Long as Americans at a Tenth of the Cost

James Hamblin

November 29, 2016 |

The Atlantic |

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Cuba spends $813 per person annually on health care and provides better care than the U.S., which spends $9,403 per person annually. In the Cuban health care system, doctors use regular checkups to identify at risk patients and give them preventive care, requiring more doctors and personalised care but saving the system money with fewer emergency visits.

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