Spain's single-payer health care system is ranked seventh best in the world by the World Health Organization.
The system offers universal coverage as a constitutionally-guaranteed right and no out-of-pocket expenses — aside from prescription drugs.
Patients do complain, however, about the long wait to see specialists and undergo certain procedures.
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