Today we talked with Dr. Florencia Ledesma, about the difference between in Medife, a private insurance company, and ASE, an Obra Social. The private and union system in the new system designed by Milei are inherently the same. Each offer similar packages dealing with healthcare and both negotiate directly with hospitals. Essentially, both Medlife and…

Today we talked with Dr. Novick who gave us more perspective on the Argentinian healthcare system. He highlighted the problems within the system and reinforced what we learned throughout the trip. Dr. Novick is the head of Swiss Medical, one of the largest private insurance companies in Argentina, which provided insight of the changing healthcare…

Today, we visited the Etnograpfico Museum, which had displayed indigenous clothing and relics from southern South America, showing their lifestyles before Spanish occupation. Also, we talked with the Current Deputy Minister of Health of Buenos Aires, the Director of the Obra Social de Comercio, the largest union in Argentina, and a former Deputy Minister of…

Today we had a tango lesson at an IES location, toured the National University of La Matanza and the Paroissien Hospital. Both the University and Hospital were public, meaning they are owned by the government. The cost of University is free for students and Hospital is cheap healthcare for the 2,000,000 people it cares after….

Today we took a tour of the neighborhoods La Boca, San Telmo , Plaza de Mayo and Palermo. It was more focused on the artistic side of Argentina’s culture, as well as its rich history. La Boca is an old neighborhood that was home to poor immigrants centuries ago, but through their art they were…

Today we traveled across the River Tigre by boat to visit a public clinic, Rio Capitan, that looks after the health of 14000 people. Despite it being small, it has a system that allows them to utilize their space more efficiently. Even though it has only one ambulance, which is also a boat, they use…

Today we visited Austral University and its private hospital . We were guided by a graduate from the university, who showed us around campus and brought us to the hospital where an health professional showed us the emergency room, admissions area and the pediatric offices. Austral is a private hospital, meaning its fundings to operate…

After the long flight to Argentina, I was quite tired, however, Buenos Aires has been nice so far! The city seems similar to New York, with influence from the United States being seen in their shops in the airports to Ford trucks on their roads. The airport was very similar to the Philadelphia Airport, so…