Argentine tourist, 79, charged $10,000 for emergency surgery in Cuba

From our Bureau of Socialist Free Healthcare with some assistance from our Bureau of Socialist Compassion and Social Justice

Hey, whatever happened to free medical care? Apparently, Castro, Inc.’s racket of “health tourism” has trapped an elderly Argentine tourist in its web. Why any sane 79-year-old would travel to a place as barbaric as Castrogonia is hard to imagine, but that is what this deluded woman did, probably believing that if she had any medical emergencies she would not only receive great medical care, but that it would also cost nothing. Ha. Surprise. She’s not the first to be trapped in this web and certainly won’t be the last.

Loosely translated from Cubanos Por El Mundo

Estela Margarita Fontana, a 79-year-old woman from Santa Rosa, Argentina, is in intensive care in Havana after suffering a serious intestinal problem during her tourist trip to Cuba.

But the “medical power,” once again proving its lie of “solidarity” with people, is charging her 10 thousand dollars.

The situation has become complicated for the family, since the travel agency that she hired has disappeared, leaving them in a difficult financial situation.

Estela’s son, Hernán Cruz Tantucci, told the local press that he traveled to Cuba to support his mother, who underwent emergency surgery a week ago.

Despite having medical insurance that covers only up to 800 dollars, hospital expenses have risen to 10,000 dollars.
Naturally, Tantucci expressed her frustration, stating that the travel agency has not provided any kind of assistance, and accused the coordinator of the agency of suddenly disappearing. It has emerged that the family is currently in contact with the Argentine Embassy, ??but feels abandoned in the midst of this crisis.

The victim’s son also said that he rented an apartment opposite the hospital, facing the clinic’s demand that they cover the costs of medical care, which now seem to be an almost insurmountable challenge.

“The issue of expenses is a big problem, because it can only be done with a Visa or Mastercard, but as of today the bill amounts to 10 thousand dollars, which we cannot send from Argentina. It is almost, not impossible, but very, very difficult,” he said.

To make matters worse, it came to light that one of the owners of the agency had already been previously convicted of fraud in the field of tourism.

The truth is that now, no matter what, these Argentine citizens will have to find a way to get ahead, without the support of their agency or the so-called “medical power” of Cuba, which knows nothing about “helping.”