HIGH QUALITY - BILINGUAL HEALTH-CARE IN PLAYA DEL CARMEN
Mexican health-care is extremely costeffective, estimated at just 25-30% of equivalent U.S. healthcare costs. An office visit to a private doctor in Mexico City may cost $30-40. Its proximity to the U.S. makes Mexico an attractive medical tourism destination. To date, Mexico’s medical industry has concentrated on cosmetic and dental surgeries for its international patient base, but as the number of U.S. and other foreign expatriates grows so too will the availability of healthcare services offered. Mexico’s health ministry plans to increase the number of accredited facilities to respond to this growing need. According to recent research, Americans are already seeking medical care in countries such as the Gulf States, Thailand, India, Singapore, Costa Rica, Brazil, Mexico, and Panama among other foreign locales, with an estimated 750,000 Americans that traveled abroad for medical care in 2007. Those seeking medical care abroad have various reasons for doing so: ...