Remembering Evita

Today was a chill day with a lot of free time. We started off with a lecture and Q & A from Dr. Gabriel Novick. He did a quick overview of Argentina’s healthcare system before and after the changes made by the current president, Milei. This was extremely helpful in putting together all of the…

Day 7 in Argentina

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…

Day 7 in Buenos Aires

We started our day today by going to the IES Offices to give a presentation to Dr. Gabriel Novick, the head of Swiss Medical. The presentation was a review session of the Argentine health care system to reinforce topics we have been discussing throughout the week. It was a very helpful presentation, and it made…

Argentina Day 7

We started our day off today by going to the IES office where we had a presentation from Dr. Gabriel Novick who is the head of Swiss Medical. He talked to us about the entire health care system, how each section is financed. We discussed the competition in each sector within prices and power and…

Day 7 – Museo Evita

We started the day with a short walk over to the IES office, where we had a presentation from Dr. Gabriel Novick, the head of Swiss Medical. He gave us a review session on the Argentine healthcare system, tying together everything we’ve learned over the past week. I found it really helpful and his talk…

A Day In The Life

It is day 7 of our trip (one full week down one to go!) and today it rained, and rained, and rained. We had plans to visit a ranch but of course that being outside got canceled. So, instead we had a bit of a late start and enjoyed some study time in the morning…

A Day for Evita

Today in the (rainy) city of Buenos Aires, we had a frantic day of rescheduled plans due to Mother Nature. Instead of doing a walking tour, we moved up our review session with the former Minister of Health, Mr. Novak. After going over and adding to what we had learned the past week, clarifying any…

Medical Systems and Museums!

We started off our seventh day in Buenos Aires by walking over to the IES office to meet with Dr. Gabriel Novick. He gave an insightful presentation that greatly improved our understanding of how the healthcare system operates in Argentina. We learned all about the history of the system, and how it came to be…

Evita, Equity, and Everything In Between

We started our day by meeting with Dr. Gabriel Novick, the head of Swiss Medical, who led a review session covering the history of the healthcare system, further explaining the unions and how they work, and going over everything we’ve learned so far. After several days packed with new information, this session helped us piece…

One Week Down in Buenos Aires!

Day 7 of Buenos Aires! We started out with a presentation led by Dr. Gabriel Novick in which he spoke about the unions. He explained how they work, what they do, and how they became crucial in Argentina. In addition, he talked about the overall ideas of each system such as public and private sectors…

Evita and Economics

Today, our day started with a lesson from Dr. Novick to summarize and clarify what we have learned so far. He directs one of the biggest private sector hospitals, Swiss Medical. It was great to hear his perspective and get a holistic point of view on what we have heard from all of our lessons….

Day 7: Rainy Review

We had a slow start to our Saturday morning due to the rainy weather, which canceled our walking tour of the city. Instead, we headed to the IES office to meet with Dr. Gabriel Novick for a review of Argentina’s healthcare system. He shared insights from his experience working with Swiss Medical, part of the…

Balancing Access, Power and Care

Today we started off at the Buenos Aires City Government building, where we had a lecture from Dr. Daniel Ferrante, who is the current Minister of health for CABA. Over the past few years, CABA has made a significant effort towards moving from hospitalization to primary care, influnced from Brazil. The main problem is that…

Empty Beds Full of Lessons

Today was our sixth day in Buenos Aires! We began the day by meeting with Dr. Daniel Ferrante, the current Deputy Minister of Health for the City of Buenos Aires (CABA). He explained that although Buenos Aires functions like a province, it technically is not one which creates administrative challenges. One key issue he highlighted…

Navigating Argentina’s Health Care and Culture

Today started off with a lecture from Dr. Daniel Ferrante, the current deputy minister of health of the city of Buenos Aires (CABA). For this lecture we visited the headquarters of the ministry of health, and learned about how CABA runs in its own providence. CABA made a lot of effort getting people out of…

Day 6: Obras Sociales y Ministerio de Salud

After another quick bus ride, most of the day consisted of meetings with extremely important people in the Argentinian healthcare system. To begin, we heard about the public healthcare system from Dr. Daniel Ferrante, the current Deputy Minister of Health of CABA. This was a huge honor to be able to listen as he explained…

Day 6 in Buenos Aires

Today, we began our day with a visit to the Buenos Aires City Government, where we met with the current Deputy Minister of Health of CABA. He explained how healthcare is managed across the provinces through nuclear groups that coordinate national healthcare plans while addressing local needs. One issue he highlighted was the inefficiency within…

Argentina day 6

Today we started off by meeting Dr. Daniel Farrente who is the current deputy minister of health in Argentina. We were able to get taught the history of Argentinian healthcare and he explained to us in detail how the system works because it is so complex. Next, we went to the Universidad de Austral in…

Under Umbrellas and Universal Coverage

Time for the Buenos Aires City Government (a little bit of a rainy day but that didn’t stop us)! Immersed in the public sector regarding the healthcare city of Buenos Aires we got to hear from Dr. Daniel Ferrante. Current Deputy Minister of Health of CABA. From 2015 to 2019 the main themes were that…