Cuba to Cuba U.S. officials examine Alan Gross , 64 , a former 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 US . Cuba wants to decide Gross ' fate and that of Cubans in U.S. federal prison for spying .
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 . Cuba wants to negotiate Gross ' fate and that of Cubans in U.S. federal prison for spying .