Latino families in the Rio Grande Valley who lack medical insurance and resources are crossing the border for affordable medical visits and medicine amid the coronavirus pandemic. - NBCLatino
Medical tourism to Mexican border cities has been common for years, since treatment in the U.S. can cost more than twice than it does in Mexico and medicines can be up to 10 times more expensive in the U.S., which promotes medical tourism, estimates that in medical centers in Mexico it is possible to save from 40% to 65% on a treatment compared to the U.S., and they tout the quality of medical care as usually"first class.
The latter is among the top three world destinations for medical tourism. Revenues there reached $1.2 billion in 2019, according to state data, which includes fees for doctors or pharmacies and also hotel lodging for patients.
"What is reviving the economy comes from health tourism," he said."Hotels, restaurants, pharmacies, laboratories, are also being reactivated by health tourism."Elvira Espino, who does not have health insurance and was infected with coronavirus shortly after her father died from the disease, told Noticias Telemundo that she normally goes to the Mexican side to buy medicines at a good price, but this time she found help on the U.S. side.
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