this is a country with one of the longest standing socialized healthcare systems on the planet. Everyone here (including resident foreigner), are required to pay into the government-run health system, whether they use it or not.
Life expectancy in this little Central American country surpasses that of the United States and at one point, back in the early 2000s when the World Health Organization rated countries’ general health, Costa Rica
ranked higher (No. 36) than its northern neighbor (No. 37), despite spending 87 percent less on health care per capita.
Click on the following for more of the reasons: Why Rush Limbaugh would go to Costa Rica if Obama's healthcare plan passes - Yahoo! News
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