Health in Uruguay

[1] 2011 figures: For the first half of the twentieth century Uruguay and Argentina had the most advanced standards of medical care in Latin America.

Altogether there were about 9,505 hospital beds in the public a monthly membership fee and a small co-payment payable to see a doctor or have a test.

[5] The current Uruguayan healthcare system is the State Health Services Administration (ASSE) created in 1987.

The National Healthcare Fund (FONASA) is the financial entity responsible for collecting, managing and distributing the money that the state has destined for health in the country.

This would mean that 500,000 Uruguayans are left choosing between the public system or having to pay the full amount for private health care.