Cross-border utilization of health care services by United States residents living near the Mexican border

Cross-border utilization of health care services by United States residents living near the Mexican border.

OBJECTIVES To determine what proportion of El Paso (Texas, United States of America) residents access health care services in Mexico, which services they use, and why they cross for care. METHODS A cross-sectional, telephone survey of El Paso County residents was conducted from October-November 2007 to determine use of health care services in Mexico. At total of 2 560 telephone interviews wer...

Utilization of physician health care services in Mexico by U.S. Hispanic border residents.

One of the most controversial topics in the U.S. is the issue of accessibility to health services by U.S. residents. This issue is most critical to U.S. Hispanic residents living along the U.S.-Mexico border who have been identified as having low health standards and low socio-economic conditions when compared to the rest of the state and the country. The availability of lower cost health servi...

Reflections on Health Tourism and Cross-Border Health Care

Mexican pharmacies: benefits and risks for border residents in the United States of America and Mexico.

OBJECTIVE To determine the benefits and risks of using Mexican pharmacies by better understanding the sociodemographics and medication needs of pharmacy clients in Ciudad Juárez; and to ascertain the role and expertise of pharmacy clerks and their impact on medication use. METHODS Cross-sectional study of a convenience sample of 32 pharmacies in Ciudad Juárez conducted in August 2007-January ...

Binational utilization and barriers to care among Mexican American border residents with diabetes.

OBJECTIVE To assess whether U.S.-Mexico border residents with diabetes 1) experience greater barriers to medical care in the United States of America versus Mexico and 2) are more likely to seek care and medication in Mexico compared to border residents without diabetes. METHODS A stratified two-stage randomized cross-sectional health survey was conducted in 2009 - 2010 among 1 002 Mexican Am...