There will soon be five clinics for alternative medicine in Havana alone. Farmer's markets and organic gardens are found in most neighborhoods. Recently, Cuba invested heavily in building and buying two million bicycles, which are now a primary form of personal and business transportation. This was necessary due to the blockade, which decreases the petroleum and other raw materials getting to Cuba. If this sounds to you like the ideal climate for a huge experiment in alternative medicine, it is.
All people get their important health care needs met.
They do not abuse this right, and they cannot believe the US does not provide this for the people. After having been to Cuba even for a short time, I found it difficult to readjust to the reality that health care is not considered a right in the wealthy US, and that illness is exploited for profit. Attempting to stifle the example of Cuban health care could be part of the reason for the blockade. Just think back to how hard the insurance industry fought to prevent Washington State Health Commissioner Deborah Senn from being re-elected, and to prevent health care reform nationally. Remember also how hard the people fought to keep Deborah Senn as Commissioner, and you will understand the reason that the example of the Cuban Revolution represents such a threat to monied interests.