The entire Caribbean region is in the process of developing some form of universal health insurance for its citizens within the next ten years. Caribbean nations include: Antigua, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda, Bonaire, Cayman, Grenada , Jamaica, St. Lucia and Trinidad & Tobago just to name a few. However, Taiwan has frequently been the model that many countries have looked up to as a … [Read more...]
Barbados to Offer Universal Healthcare to Caricom Residents
The Barbados ministry of health is preparing a document to be submitted to parliament that will offer free healthcare to all CARICOM nationals residing on the island. This will be a very progressive move that is inline with the government's policy on universal healthcare. The emphasis will be on the delivery of primary and urgent care services to this population which they anticipate will lessen … [Read more...]
Caribbean-Americans To Benefit From NYC’s Universal Health Plan
Mayor of New York City, Bill de Blasio recently unveiled a comprehensive universal health plan for all 8 million city residents including the homeless and undocumented Caribbean residents. The plan De Blasio says would guarantee that every New Yorker, regardless of their ability to pay, the ability to visit a doctor and get affordable medical treatment in the city’s historic public hospitals … [Read more...]