Dominican Republic. The medical tourism industry here is booming as well. The public sector facilities are not as nice, but you can get free care for the vast majority of basic things that a person needs, without worrying about a bill. Still, people that can usually use private clinics because the experience / comfort/convenience is much better.
What they do subsidize here is education. Anyone with the drive and family support to do so can become a doctor, but you have to do a rotation in the public medical facilities to maintain your licence, and all public hospitals are teaching hospitals, so your case will be observed by 10 to 15 students and a bunch of residents if it’s interesting.
The system seems to work well.
I should also clarify that 75 dollars is about a weeks wages here at minimum wage, so roughly equivalent to $400 in the us economy. That figure tracks for most cost of living expenses here, except luxury items which are typically more expensive here than in the USA.
What they do subsidize here is education. Anyone with the drive and family support to do so can become a doctor, but you have to do a rotation in the public medical facilities to maintain your licence, and all public hospitals are teaching hospitals, so your case will be observed by 10 to 15 students and a bunch of residents if it’s interesting.
The system seems to work well.
I should also clarify that 75 dollars is about a weeks wages here at minimum wage, so roughly equivalent to $400 in the us economy. That figure tracks for most cost of living expenses here, except luxury items which are typically more expensive here than in the USA.