| Why choose Mexico for Health Tourism? | | | | wants to avoid. |
| The proximity of Mexico to the United States prompts | | | | - Health and Medical care in Mexico is reliable; doctors, |
| most baby boomers to travel to Mexico for various | | | | dentists and surgeons in Mexico are licensed and |
| medical treatments ranging from routine care to | | | | several of them have undergone professional training |
| life-saving procedures. Health travel to Mexico ensures | | | | in the United States. The healthcare system in Mexico |
| that neither the price of the ticket, nor the length of | | | | is just as good as the healthcare in the US,. Unlike the |
| your flight would trouble you. And, if you are living near | | | | doctors in the US who are under a lot of pressure |
| the Mexican border, you can even cross to Mexico on | | | | from the insurance companies the Mexican doctors |
| a regular basis for medical treatments! | | | | have less pressure while dealing with their patients and |
| Low cost medical options available to seniors from the | | | | in fact, doctors here can actually give you more of |
| US are another reason why more and more health | | | | their time. |
| tourists are seeking elective medical care in Mexico. | | | | - According to the World Health Organization (WHO) |
| Medical procedures in Mexico typically cost one third | | | | rankings, the hospitals in Mexico are similarly placed as |
| of what they would in the US. | | | | those in the US. Besides, you'll find most Mexican |
| - For example, Lap Band Bariatric* surgery, which was | | | | hospitals are clean and modern, with a large number of |
| invented in Mexico, and other bariatric surgeries would | | | | private rooms. This is a big assurance for most |
| cost $7,000-$10,000 in Mexico as compared to their | | | | Americans who are apprehensive about going to a |
| US cost of $17,000-$22,000. Similarly, a hernia | | | | foreign country for medical treatments. |
| operation that might cost you about $10,000 in the US, | | | | - Drugstores in Mexico provide medicines from |
| can well be done at a first-class Mexican hospital for | | | | reputed international companies like Pfizer, Roche, |
| mere $3,000. | | | | Abbot Labs, Bristol-Myers and Squibb to name a few. |
| - Again, while a patient is generally quoted $25,000 for | | | | Therefore, medicines in Mexico are equally safe as |
| a hip or knee replacement in the US, the operation | | | | medicines from drug stores in the US. |
| would cost about $10,000 in Mexico using the same | | | | These reasons amply justify the American traveler's |
| prosthetic knee or hip. A laser eye surgery will cost | | | | desire of choosing Mexico for health tourism. |
| you $1,500 in Mexico, whereas US doctors would | | | | Why choose Mexico for Health Tourism? |
| charge around $4,000 for the same medical | | | | - The proximity of Mexico to the United States |
| procedure. | | | | prompts most baby boomers to travel to Mexico for |
| - Waiting times for medical treatments for retirees in | | | | various medical treatments ranging from routine care |
| Mexico is almost negligible. In most cases, you'll get | | | | to life-saving procedures. Health travel to Mexico |
| immediate medical attention rather than having to | | | | ensures that neither the price of the ticket, nor the |
| spend days or weeks in long waits as is quite | | | | length of your flight would trouble you. And, if you are |
| prevalent in the US. This is beneficial for seniors and | | | | living near the Mexican border, you can even cross to |
| for those who have a busy schedule. After all, a long | | | | Mexico on a regular basis for medical treatments! |
| "wait period" is an inconvenience that every patient | | | | |