Passport to Health Care At Lower Cost to Patient

Passport to Health Care At Lower Cost to Patient

While I am certain that healthcare in Mexico is as good as what most people in the U.S. get, I'm disturbed by the trend discussed in the Washington Post article above of HMOs in California sending people down to Tijuana for their doctor's appointments. I think the quote at the bottom from Jack Lewin of the California Medical Association best articulates my dis-ease:

"It's understandable that lower-income workers are trying to seek health care they can afford...But these people are largely paying taxes and contributing some of their own financial resources to this country. It's high time we provided good care for these people through enlightened public policy."