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<blockquote data-quote="roadrunner2012" data-source="post: 1212939" data-attributes="member: 40736"><p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_care_in_Mexico" target="_blank">Health care in Mexico - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a></p><p></p><p><em>According to the site <a href="http://www.internationalliving.com" target="_blank">International living - Live, Retire and Invest Overseas.</a>, health care in Mexico is described as very good to excellent while being highly affordable, with every medium to large city in Mexico having at least one first-rate hospital. In fact, some California insurers sell <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_insurance" target="_blank">health insurance</a> policies that require members to go to Mexico for health care where costs are 40% lower.[SUP]<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_care_in_Mexico#cite_note-9" target="_blank">[9]</a>[/SUP] Some of Mexico's top-rate hospitals are internationally accredited.[SUP]<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_care_in_Mexico#cite_note-10" target="_blank">[10]</a>[/SUP] Residents of USA, particularly those living near the Mexican border, now routinely cross the border into Mexico for <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_care" target="_blank">medical care</a>.[SUP]<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_care_in_Mexico#cite_note-NYTimes-11" target="_blank">[11]</a>[/SUP] Popular specialties include <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dentistry" target="_blank">dentistry</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plastic_surgery" target="_blank">plastic surgery</a>. Mexican dentists often charge 20 to 25 percent of US prices,[SUP]<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_care_in_Mexico#cite_note-WashPost-12" target="_blank">[12]</a>[/SUP] while other procedures typically cost a third what they would cost in the US.[SUP]<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_care_in_Mexico#cite_note-NYTimes-11" target="_blank">[11]</a>[/SUP] The <a href="http://www.internationalliving.com" target="_blank">International living - Live, Retire and Invest Overseas.</a> site states that on average, an office visit with a doctor—<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_specialty" target="_blank">specialists</a> included—will cost about US$25, an overnight stay in a private hospital room costs about $35, and a visit to a dentist for <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teeth_cleaning" target="_blank">teeth cleaning</a> costs about $20. Some 40,000 to 80,000 American seniors spend their retirement years in Mexico with a considerable number receiving nursing home and health care.[SUP]<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_care_in_Mexico#cite_note-13" target="_blank">[13]</a>[/SUP]</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>With many <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physicians" target="_blank">physicians</a> from the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S." target="_blank">U.S.</a> having received their training in Mexico, and with many Mexican <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physician" target="_blank">doctors</a> having received at least part of their training in the United States, the quality of Mexican health care has been reported to be comparable to that in the United States: "in general, health care in Mexico is very good…and in many places it is excellent."[SUP]<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_care_in_Mexico#cite_note-14" target="_blank">[14]</a>[/SUP] Lower medical costs than the U.S. have been found to bear no relationship to the quality of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_attention" target="_blank">medical attention</a> and knowledge about health care provided in Mexico.[SUP]<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_care_in_Mexico#cite_note-usatoday-2" target="_blank">[2]</a>[/SUP] Mexican hospitals are equipped to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_world" target="_blank">first world</a> standards, use modern equipment and hygiene and many Mexican doctors received their training in the US.[SUP]<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_care_in_Mexico#cite_note-15" target="_blank">[15]</a>[/SUP][SUP]<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_care_in_Mexico#cite_note-16" target="_blank">[16]</a>[/SUP] When it comes to diagnosis and treatment, Americans receiving treatment in Mexico say it is just as good as in the United States – and sometimes better.[SUP]<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_care_in_Mexico#cite_note-17" target="_blank">[17]</a>[/SUP]</em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="roadrunner2012, post: 1212939, member: 40736"] [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_care_in_Mexico]Health care in Mexico - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia[/url] [I]According to the site [url=http://www.internationalliving.com]International living - Live, Retire and Invest Overseas.[/url], health care in Mexico is described as very good to excellent while being highly affordable, with every medium to large city in Mexico having at least one first-rate hospital. In fact, some California insurers sell [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_insurance"]health insurance[/URL] policies that require members to go to Mexico for health care where costs are 40% lower.[SUP][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_care_in_Mexico#cite_note-9"][9][/URL][/SUP] Some of Mexico's top-rate hospitals are internationally accredited.[SUP][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_care_in_Mexico#cite_note-10"][10][/URL][/SUP] Residents of USA, particularly those living near the Mexican border, now routinely cross the border into Mexico for [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_care"]medical care[/URL].[SUP][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_care_in_Mexico#cite_note-NYTimes-11"][11][/URL][/SUP] Popular specialties include [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dentistry"]dentistry[/URL] and [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plastic_surgery"]plastic surgery[/URL]. Mexican dentists often charge 20 to 25 percent of US prices,[SUP][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_care_in_Mexico#cite_note-WashPost-12"][12][/URL][/SUP] while other procedures typically cost a third what they would cost in the US.[SUP][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_care_in_Mexico#cite_note-NYTimes-11"][11][/URL][/SUP] The [url=http://www.internationalliving.com]International living - Live, Retire and Invest Overseas.[/url] site states that on average, an office visit with a doctor—[URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_specialty"]specialists[/URL] included—will cost about US$25, an overnight stay in a private hospital room costs about $35, and a visit to a dentist for [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teeth_cleaning"]teeth cleaning[/URL] costs about $20. Some 40,000 to 80,000 American seniors spend their retirement years in Mexico with a considerable number receiving nursing home and health care.[SUP][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_care_in_Mexico#cite_note-13"][13][/URL][/SUP][/I] [I] With many [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physicians"]physicians[/URL] from the [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S."]U.S.[/URL] having received their training in Mexico, and with many Mexican [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physician"]doctors[/URL] having received at least part of their training in the United States, the quality of Mexican health care has been reported to be comparable to that in the United States: "in general, health care in Mexico is very good…and in many places it is excellent."[SUP][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_care_in_Mexico#cite_note-14"][14][/URL][/SUP] Lower medical costs than the U.S. have been found to bear no relationship to the quality of [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_attention"]medical attention[/URL] and knowledge about health care provided in Mexico.[SUP][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_care_in_Mexico#cite_note-usatoday-2"][2][/URL][/SUP] Mexican hospitals are equipped to [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_world"]first world[/URL] standards, use modern equipment and hygiene and many Mexican doctors received their training in the US.[SUP][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_care_in_Mexico#cite_note-15"][15][/URL][/SUP][SUP][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_care_in_Mexico#cite_note-16"][16][/URL][/SUP] When it comes to diagnosis and treatment, Americans receiving treatment in Mexico say it is just as good as in the United States – and sometimes better.[SUP][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_care_in_Mexico#cite_note-17"][17][/URL][/SUP][/I] [/QUOTE]
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