Cuba to let U.S. doctor examine Alan Gross , 64 , a jailed State Department contractor . Gross ' family says he 's in ill health ; Cuban officials say he 's healthy for his age . Gross is serving 15 years for bringing banned communications equipment to the island . The Cuban government countered that Gross receives medical care from Cuban doctors at the prison hospital where he is being held and that he is in good condition for a man his age . Comment:
Cuba to let U.S. doctor examine Alan Gross , 64 , a jailed State Department contractor . Gross ' family says he 's in ill health ; Cuban officials say he 's healthy for his age . Gross is serving 15 years for bringing banned communications equipment to the island . Comment: