On a near daily basis she sprints from one state-run pharmacy to another on a quest for pills and syringes. Increasingly, she has to turn to the black market and pay the higher prices there. That is if they have what she needs.
Same situation is common here in the US. Only difference is that you're paying more and you're traveling greater distances to privately-owned pharmacies trying to find one that has your pills.
In the past four years I've had trouble getting both mine and my family's medications many, many times. Then there's the fact that our insurance won't cover some unless I get them filled at CVS for anti-competitive reasons (CVS caremark).
I'd rather have Cuba's system. It's cheaper and has a better track record.
Capitalism doesn't work for medical care. Specifically, it's unsustainable. We're currently at the tail end where it's about to collapse.
All those people getting laid off? That's going to increase premiums next year by a ton. Expect it to be all over the news in a few months.