Cuba's Vs America's Healthcare System - Compare and Contrast Essay

Introduction

Healthcare is a priority in all the countries around the world. The ability to deal with emergencies and prevent avoidable deaths has brought developments in technology that has helped in healthcare records keeping and in the emergency cases in America. Cuba is a developing country whose healthcare system is may be better than other developed nations. We look at Cuba's healthcare system compared to America's system. Cuba is believed to have a better healthcare system than America in many ways, and figures from the world health organization indicate that America is number 37 in overall healthcare system performance ranging from life expectancy, and the overall mortality rate.

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America spends over 6000 dollars annually, which is twice as much as any other country spends. Cuba, on the other hand, spends 185 dollars on the same but has better infant and adult mortality rates than America, which is ironic considering Cuba has been bankrupt goy the last ten years. America has public hospitals where citizens get free treatment and private hospitals for citizens willing to pay high amounts of money for healthcare services. America's health policies have put the country's healthcare system in a position where patients no longer negotiate with doctors or drug companies. US citizens no longer care what the government or insurance companies will pay for their health needs that have caused misuse of funds meant for healthcare by greedy doctors and drug companies. America may have a better response to emergencies than Cuba, but Cuba's citizens benefit more from the hospitals and emergency rooms than US citizens. America's financial state compared to Cuba's is much higher, and America has better healthcare systems infrastructure. Cuba's hospitals are sometimes forced to re-use needles and syringes because they cannot afford disposable ones that pose a high risk to patients (Coyne, 2014). (Fleetwood, 2017)

Conclusion

Comparing the Cuban population to America's population, America has a relatively small number of medical schools but is working to expand physicians' roles in understanding the social determinants of health. The US can learn how to achieve more with less from Cuba and improve their overall healthcare system (O'Hanlon, 2017).

References

Coyne, P. (2014, November 20). Daily reconing. Retrieved from U.S. vs. Cuban Health Care: A Tale of Intestinal Fortitude: https://dailyreckoning.com/u-s-vs-cuban-health-care-tale-intestinal-fortitude/

Fleetwood, B. (2017, December 6). Huffpost. Retrieved from Cuba Has Better Medical Care Than the U.S.: https://www.huffingtonpost.com/blake-fleetwood/cuba-has-better-medical-c_b_19664.html

O'Hanlon, C. (2017, October 2). Doing More with Less: Lessons from Cuba's Healthcare System. Retrieved from Doing More with Less: Lessons from Cuba's Healthcare System: https://www.georgetownjournalofinternationalaffairs.org/online-edition/2017/10/2/doing-more-with-less-lessons-from-cubas-healthcare-system