Spain Restores Universal Access to Free Public Health, Including Persons in an Irregular Situation

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One of Pedro Sánchez's first measures in power, back in 2018, was to recover the universality of health access for all residents of Spain, which the government of Rajoy had cut in 2012. The rule, however, left an administrative vacuum that caused thousands of undocumented immigrants to run out of public assistance.The Council of Ministers plans to definitively remedy this deficit today with a royal decree to which the country has had access.Cont…