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==Healthcare==
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Health care in Cuba is alarming substandard for anyone but the party elite.
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Health care in Cuba is alarming substandard for anyone but the party elite. [[Fred Thompson]] wrote:
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:Castro won't allow observers in to monitor his nation's true state, but defectors tell us that many Cubans live with permanent malnutrition and long waits for even basic medical services. Many treatments we take for granted aren't available at all -- except to the Communist elite or foreigners with dollars. For them, Castro keeps "show" clinics equipped with the best medicines and technologies available. [http://www.townhall.com/columnists/FredThompson/2007/05/03/the_myth_of_cuban_health_care&Comments=true]