Prepare Yourself For 16% Tax Added Onto Food And Medicine
The PRI got their way, and IVA the 16% National Sales Tax has been added to FOOD and MEDICINE. I have already noticed some price increases in other industries (mostly tourist oriented).
Forum Discussion
I am certainly no authority on health care in MX - or the US for that matter. But things have improved considerably all over MX from what it used to be. When I first went to San Miguel de Allende in 1971 there was a small building with 6 beds and a Nun nurse. The doctor came maybe once of twice a week - if he wasn't too busy elsewhere. At that time the population of SMA was about 25,000. Now many doctors get their education in Mexico City or Guadalajara for free at world class universities. We have met well trained doctors and dentists who did not and do not charge a lot because they do not seem to be totally consumed with the idea of getting rich. They seem to be thankful to be able to help - which is the way it should be. But that does not mean by any stretch that the system is perfect. Just that it is better and has been getting better and hopefully will continue to get better.
I have been to doctors and dentist in the US who are great and doctors who just care about making a buck. We are very fortunate to be able to use the Mayo Clinic in both AZ and FL - though we have not been to the one in MN we are Mayo patients and can go to any facility. We are also fortunate to have very good insurance due to our work experience and retirement benefits in the US. We know very few people who are as fortunate as we are so we cannot say our experience has been poor. But we do know many people who have had horrible experiences and have been bankrupted by having to pay so much to stay alive - without insurance - and even some who had insurance but not enough.
We do not have enough experience with doctors in Mexico personally but we do know several people who have. We have been going to dentists in Mexico for many years because we simply cannot afford US dentist. We also get our eyeglasses in Mexico because we get them for about 25% of what we would have to pay in the US. All our experiences with these doctors have been great - or we would not keep going back. We got crowns made in a lab in El Paso that makes the same crowns for dentists in the US but we paid 20% of what we were quoted in the US just be crossing the border. We still love the US and live in the US most of the time but unfortunately we cannot afford to pay for everything in the US.
I have been to doctors and dentist in the US who are great and doctors who just care about making a buck. We are very fortunate to be able to use the Mayo Clinic in both AZ and FL - though we have not been to the one in MN we are Mayo patients and can go to any facility. We are also fortunate to have very good insurance due to our work experience and retirement benefits in the US. We know very few people who are as fortunate as we are so we cannot say our experience has been poor. But we do know many people who have had horrible experiences and have been bankrupted by having to pay so much to stay alive - without insurance - and even some who had insurance but not enough.
We do not have enough experience with doctors in Mexico personally but we do know several people who have. We have been going to dentists in Mexico for many years because we simply cannot afford US dentist. We also get our eyeglasses in Mexico because we get them for about 25% of what we would have to pay in the US. All our experiences with these doctors have been great - or we would not keep going back. We got crowns made in a lab in El Paso that makes the same crowns for dentists in the US but we paid 20% of what we were quoted in the US just be crossing the border. We still love the US and live in the US most of the time but unfortunately we cannot afford to pay for everything in the US.
