How It Goes in Mexico

The White House Office of Management and Budget reports that one-third of U.S. health care expenditures (in 2012, a chin-dropping $2.7 trillion) do not result in better health. That’s a lower success rate than a Chicago meteorologist in spring. We have fancy medical offices, hard-to-get appointments, and cutting-edge medical tests and interventions that raise costs but do not deliver higher quality care. We are focused on the shiny high-priced things, when much of what we lack is more simple—easy access to and adequate time with our doctors.
Mexican health care delivery is personal and accessible, at least as long as you