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Almot
Jul 08, 2014Explorer III
This plan is for US nationals so I didn't look too hard into it. Appears to be an add-on plan to Medicare, catered mostly to ex-militaries.
Any Mex clinic can be a rip-off. That $ sign is confusing, they write $ on bills while they usually mean pesos, but some gringos just pay the amount in $US without thinking. So Mexicans have figured out that gringos have bottomless pockets, and upped their game, charging 10 times US price.
When I need a prescription med, I go to pharmacy. They often have a doctor in the next room that would check you up quickly and write a prescription for extra few dollars, plus another few dollars for the meds. You have to speak some Espanol of course. 50 dollars? When some drug costs over 200 pesos ($US 15), they roll their eyes, apologize and ask if "senor" would like some cheaper generic version. 50 bucks is a huge money for an average Mexican, this is what he makes in a week! I only wish there weren't so many tourists throwing cash around like there is no tomorrow.
Any Mex clinic can be a rip-off. That $ sign is confusing, they write $ on bills while they usually mean pesos, but some gringos just pay the amount in $US without thinking. So Mexicans have figured out that gringos have bottomless pockets, and upped their game, charging 10 times US price.
When I need a prescription med, I go to pharmacy. They often have a doctor in the next room that would check you up quickly and write a prescription for extra few dollars, plus another few dollars for the meds. You have to speak some Espanol of course. 50 dollars? When some drug costs over 200 pesos ($US 15), they roll their eyes, apologize and ask if "senor" would like some cheaper generic version. 50 bucks is a huge money for an average Mexican, this is what he makes in a week! I only wish there weren't so many tourists throwing cash around like there is no tomorrow.
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