US EditionTakeaways from AP report on President Javier Milei's dramatic cuts to Argentine health care
- President Javier Milei's suspension of DADSE has left thousands of Argentines without lifesaving treatment for cancer and rare diseases due to lack of funding.
- Since December 2023, Milei has cut Argentina's health care budget by 48%, impacting medical coverage for retirees.
- Official data shows prices of prescription medication and private health plans have surged by 250% and 118% respectively.
- Milei's freeze on immunization funds has worsened vaccine access during a measles outbreak, resulting in the first measles death in two decades in April.
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St Catharines Standard
Takeaways from AP report on President Javier Milei’s dramatic cuts to Argentine health care
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina used to have an extensive, free public health system that pretty much ensured that everybody who couldn't afford private insurance was covered for everything.
Idaho Press
Takeaways from AP report on President Javier Milei's dramatic cuts to Argentine health care
Cancer patients say they’ve grown sicker since Argentina’s radical libertarian President Javier Milei took his chainsaw to the public health system. Human rights groups have documented the deaths of at least 60 cancer patients as a result of the dissolution…
Argentines reel from health care cutbacks as President Milei's state overhaul mirrors Trump's
Cancer patients say they’ve grown sicker since Argentina’s radical libertarian President Javier Milei took his chainsaw to the public health system. Human rights groups have documented the deaths of over 60 people as a result of the dissolution of a…
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