Medicine: Cojas in Chile

According to some boosters of Government health insurance, Chile provides a better system of medical care for its people than the U.S. This week an able Chilean, who should know, flies home from Manhattan after a visit to U.S. medical centers. Young, vivacious Dr. Eduardo Cruz Coke (rhymes with coke), author of Chile's national health law, told reporters how Chile watches after the health of its 5,000,000 citizens. Some hows:

> All Chilean workers are obliged to belong to autonomous Cajas, or occupational guilds, through which medical care is administered. There are 20...

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