Is there public debate about Panamas health care system?
Definitely. The health system in Panama is dual. On the one hand, we have the Social Security System which covers all workers/contributors and their dependents (parents, spouses, and all children) with health care, retirement, disability pensions, and job related risks. On the other hand, we have the Health Ministry which is, by law, the authority that dictates health policy in the country and that also offers medical care to the general population (those who are contributors, because they have no formal job) through its health system. Both the Social Security System and the Health Ministry have their own web of hospitals, medical clinics, and healthcare professionals, sometimes duplicating services and therefore making health care more expensive. Both have invested in infrastructure, equipment, personnel and supplies. In the Social Security System, dependents receive all benefits without contributing, regardless of the number of dependents, which is not limited. Of the total populatio
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