dr. sandoval headed the committee that created the health reform effort known here as plan ewinge. the list contains conditions which the government pledged to treat with timely quality medical care no matter who you are. your coverage for these conditions is guaranteed as a matter of law. the list is determined by how dangerous the condition is to the population and the feasibility of cure if it's tackled quickly. >> we didn't put the money first and then we decide what to do. it was clearly the opposite. we decide what to do and how to put the money in the thing we wanted to do. we have still gaps between social class and income education groups but are trying to reduce it. >> reporter: plan auge includes such things as diabetes, heart attacks, depression and palliative care at the end of life. studies have found more than 3 million chileans mostly from its public insurance system have used plan auge. still, the cost/benefit approach does lead to some interesting choices. prostate, breast and cervical cancer are on the list. pancreatic cancer is not. >> we got the rate is very lo