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March 9, 2010 at 2:12 PM #524312March 9, 2010 at 2:17 PM #523390
davelj
Participant[quote=Eugene][quote]: Mexico spends just 6% of its GDP on healthcare while the US spends over 16%.[/quote]
Mexico is significantly younger. Median age 26.3 years, 6.2% of population over 65. In the United States, median age is 36.7 years, 12.8% of population over 65.
BTW who’s your dentist? (You can answer via PM)[/quote]
That’s a good point and certainly accounts for perhaps a couple of percentage points in the differential, but… not the whole 10 percentage points. No, clearly we have multiple US-specific problems with our delivery system.
A link to my dentist’s website is in the prior post.
March 9, 2010 at 2:17 PM #523528Participant[quote=Eugene][quote]: Mexico spends just 6% of its GDP on healthcare while the US spends over 16%.[/quote]
Mexico is significantly younger. Median age 26.3 years, 6.2% of population over 65. In the United States, median age is 36.7 years, 12.8% of population over 65.
BTW who’s your dentist? (You can answer via PM)[/quote]
That’s a good point and certainly accounts for perhaps a couple of percentage points in the differential, but… not the whole 10 percentage points. No, clearly we have multiple US-specific problems with our delivery system.
A link to my dentist’s website is in the prior post.
March 9, 2010 at 2:17 PM #523969Participant[quote=Eugene][quote]: Mexico spends just 6% of its GDP on healthcare while the US spends over 16%.[/quote]
Mexico is significantly younger. Median age 26.3 years, 6.2% of population over 65. In the United States, median age is 36.7 years, 12.8% of population over 65.
BTW who’s your dentist? (You can answer via PM)[/quote]
That’s a good point and certainly accounts for perhaps a couple of percentage points in the differential, but… not the whole 10 percentage points. No, clearly we have multiple US-specific problems with our delivery system.
A link to my dentist’s website is in the prior post.
March 9, 2010 at 2:17 PM #524065Participant[quote=Eugene][quote]: Mexico spends just 6% of its GDP on healthcare while the US spends over 16%.[/quote]
Mexico is significantly younger. Median age 26.3 years, 6.2% of population over 65. In the United States, median age is 36.7 years, 12.8% of population over 65.
BTW who’s your dentist? (You can answer via PM)[/quote]
That’s a good point and certainly accounts for perhaps a couple of percentage points in the differential, but… not the whole 10 percentage points. No, clearly we have multiple US-specific problems with our delivery system.
A link to my dentist’s website is in the prior post.
March 9, 2010 at 2:17 PM #524322Participant[quote=Eugene][quote]: Mexico spends just 6% of its GDP on healthcare while the US spends over 16%.[/quote]
Mexico is significantly younger. Median age 26.3 years, 6.2% of population over 65. In the United States, median age is 36.7 years, 12.8% of population over 65.
BTW who’s your dentist? (You can answer via PM)[/quote]
That’s a good point and certainly accounts for perhaps a couple of percentage points in the differential, but… not the whole 10 percentage points. No, clearly we have multiple US-specific problems with our delivery system.
A link to my dentist’s website is in the prior post.
March 9, 2010 at 2:58 PM #523435Eugene
Participant[quote=davelj]
That’s a good point and certainly accounts for perhaps a couple of percentage points in the differential, but… not the whole 10 percentage points. No, clearly we have multiple US-specific problems with our delivery system.[/quote]More than a couple of points. Most of the medical expenses accumulate during the last few years of life. Probably enough to account for the gap between Mexico and Europe.
We do have multiple US-specific problems, but solving them will not reduce real cost of treatment by more than 20-40%.
[quote]A link to my dentist’s website is in the prior post.[/quote]
I’ll have to check him out… I’ve seen two different dental offices in TJ and I’ve not been impressed with either.
March 9, 2010 at 2:58 PM #523574Participant[quote=davelj]
That’s a good point and certainly accounts for perhaps a couple of percentage points in the differential, but… not the whole 10 percentage points. No, clearly we have multiple US-specific problems with our delivery system.[/quote]More than a couple of points. Most of the medical expenses accumulate during the last few years of life. Probably enough to account for the gap between Mexico and Europe.
We do have multiple US-specific problems, but solving them will not reduce real cost of treatment by more than 20-40%.
[quote]A link to my dentist’s website is in the prior post.[/quote]
I’ll have to check him out… I’ve seen two different dental offices in TJ and I’ve not been impressed with either.
March 9, 2010 at 2:58 PM #524014Participant[quote=davelj]
That’s a good point and certainly accounts for perhaps a couple of percentage points in the differential, but… not the whole 10 percentage points. No, clearly we have multiple US-specific problems with our delivery system.[/quote]More than a couple of points. Most of the medical expenses accumulate during the last few years of life. Probably enough to account for the gap between Mexico and Europe.
We do have multiple US-specific problems, but solving them will not reduce real cost of treatment by more than 20-40%.
[quote]A link to my dentist’s website is in the prior post.[/quote]
I’ll have to check him out… I’ve seen two different dental offices in TJ and I’ve not been impressed with either.
March 9, 2010 at 2:58 PM #524110Participant[quote=davelj]
That’s a good point and certainly accounts for perhaps a couple of percentage points in the differential, but… not the whole 10 percentage points. No, clearly we have multiple US-specific problems with our delivery system.[/quote]More than a couple of points. Most of the medical expenses accumulate during the last few years of life. Probably enough to account for the gap between Mexico and Europe.
We do have multiple US-specific problems, but solving them will not reduce real cost of treatment by more than 20-40%.
[quote]A link to my dentist’s website is in the prior post.[/quote]
I’ll have to check him out… I’ve seen two different dental offices in TJ and I’ve not been impressed with either.
March 9, 2010 at 2:58 PM #524368Participant[quote=davelj]
That’s a good point and certainly accounts for perhaps a couple of percentage points in the differential, but… not the whole 10 percentage points. No, clearly we have multiple US-specific problems with our delivery system.[/quote]More than a couple of points. Most of the medical expenses accumulate during the last few years of life. Probably enough to account for the gap between Mexico and Europe.
We do have multiple US-specific problems, but solving them will not reduce real cost of treatment by more than 20-40%.
[quote]A link to my dentist’s website is in the prior post.[/quote]
I’ll have to check him out… I’ve seen two different dental offices in TJ and I’ve not been impressed with either.
March 9, 2010 at 3:02 PM #523460eyePod
ParticipantMy young daughter almost died in Mexico. We own a house in the interior, down in the heartland. Her condition deteriorated so fast she ended up having surgery there. And no, they did not demand payment or insurance in advance. This was in the highest end private clinic in town. They did however, demand payment in full before discharge. And I agree with all the previous comments about the great bedside manner and care. And the cost (cash) was about what my deductible would have been in the states.
March 9, 2010 at 3:02 PM #523598ParticipantMy young daughter almost died in Mexico. We own a house in the interior, down in the heartland. Her condition deteriorated so fast she ended up having surgery there. And no, they did not demand payment or insurance in advance. This was in the highest end private clinic in town. They did however, demand payment in full before discharge. And I agree with all the previous comments about the great bedside manner and care. And the cost (cash) was about what my deductible would have been in the states.
March 9, 2010 at 3:02 PM #524039ParticipantMy young daughter almost died in Mexico. We own a house in the interior, down in the heartland. Her condition deteriorated so fast she ended up having surgery there. And no, they did not demand payment or insurance in advance. This was in the highest end private clinic in town. They did however, demand payment in full before discharge. And I agree with all the previous comments about the great bedside manner and care. And the cost (cash) was about what my deductible would have been in the states.
March 9, 2010 at 3:02 PM #524135ParticipantMy young daughter almost died in Mexico. We own a house in the interior, down in the heartland. Her condition deteriorated so fast she ended up having surgery there. And no, they did not demand payment or insurance in advance. This was in the highest end private clinic in town. They did however, demand payment in full before discharge. And I agree with all the previous comments about the great bedside manner and care. And the cost (cash) was about what my deductible would have been in the states.
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