ABSTRACT
The subject of normalizing economic relations between Cuba and the United States tends to provoke extreme reactions whenever it is discussed in either country. The US International Trade Commission has, at the request of Congress, presented various estimates. Office of Foreign Assets Control regulatory framework consists largely of two processes: travel licensing and regulations on the finance and payment for US exports to Cuba. If certification of medical services could be achieved and if US medical insurance policies would cover payments to Cuban agencies, then US citizens could benefit from this alternative. Also pending on the agenda of both governments is compensation for the nationalizations of US-owned properties by Cuba in the 1960s. A particularly complex issue facing Cuba and the United States is the existence of reciprocal demands for compensation. The US policy framework for relations with Cuba changed in December 2014.
