Because Panama has both a free public health care system and a private system that are generally served by the same professionals, prices for those who pay for private care are much lower in Panama than in the United States, and the quality of the care is in most instances just as good and in a few cases better. For example, a person living in the United States without dental insurance who needs a couple of root canal and crown jobs could come to Panama to have the work done and take a vacation in the sun for the price of just the dental care in the US.