King Hussein of Jordan proved that America needs to maintain its health care system, according to Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.).
Gingrich cited Hussein’s recent visit to the Mayco Clinic for cancer treatment as an example of how America’s strength in health care generates revenue.
Hussein’s “entourage took up about half the hotel, thereby providing a substantial increase in the income of the Rochester, Minnesota, area. And everything they bought — (they) paid sales tax, so they also provided an increase for the Minnesota state government,” Gingrich told members of the American Medical Association on Monday.
“If we think of medicine and health care as an opportunity rather than a problem, then we will earn more foreign exchange in the area of health than in any other sector,” Gingrich said.
Gingrich added, “People all over the planet, when they get a chance, prefer the American model.”
Hussein told reporters during a visit earlier this year that he is in good health and that his condition is not life-threatening.
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