I suspect there is somewhat of a collusion between the healthcare, insurance, and pharmaceutical industries.
A few years ago, my 30 year old uninsured niece needed a CTscan, so she went to Mexico and had one done for $75.
I know another lady who went to Mexico for gastric bypass surgery. She said the entire package, including air travel, hospital and hotel stay, cost a fraction of what the procedure itself would have cost in the US......... She lost a ton of weight.
On a related note: I recently started watching season 1 of a pretty cool Cinemax series called "The Knick" The story is centered around a cocaine addicted cutting edge surgeon who is practicing in a struggling New York city hospital, circa 1900.............. It's a stark contrast to today's hospitals, to say the least.
