Healthcare in Mexico- Part 5- The walk in clinic

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1. dave says:

   June 7, 2011 at 10:31 am

   Hi. An interesting point about the commoditization of medical care. Because I don’t know how that El Fuerte clinic is supported, it is hard to say why it is so cheap, but perhaps low labor costs, low malpractice costs, and low insurance costs. In the U.S. high litigation costs, high lawyer fees, high doctor fees, high insurance fees, high cost of drugs and medical devices, and high cost of hospital stays make for high medical costs to patients. And, unfortunately, things are probably never going to change.

   Are you familiar with the Liga clinic in El Fuerte around the corner from the Hotel La Choza? These Americans fly into El Fuerte around the first Friday of the month and see hundreds of patients. They also have a clinic is San Blas (where I volunteer) and one in El Carrizo as well.