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Aug.21.05 | The Los Angeles Times

Healthcare Is Migrating South of the Border; California employers are steering Latinos to Mexico, where care is less costly but uneven

Thousands of Latinos who live near the border are taking advantage of a benefit increasingly offered by their U.S. employers: cheaper healthcare in Mexico. About 160,000 California workers -- farm laborers as well as working-class Latinos employed at hotels, casinos, restaurants and local governments in San Diego and Imperial counties -- are getting their annual checkups and having surgeries through health networks south of the border, insurers say.

Oct.16.05 | San Diego Union Tribune

Cross-border health insurance is a hit with employers
and workers

J. Guadalupe Gonzalez lives and works in California, but when he wants to see his doctor he heads to Mexico. Gonzalez's primary doctor is in Tijuana. The office is close to where his family lives, the physician speaks his language and a visit costs less than it would in California. Plus, his company's health insurance pays for it.