in case you don't know about holes in the system

[mr bill]

I agree that 'we' are lucky - to live in a foreign land that welcomes us and that many of us have sufficient resources to allow us to partake in 'no-line' private care. What must be remembered here is that Seguro Popular comes at a price which is very low - for my family of four we are in Decile Uno (for I don't know what reason - I expected to be placed in Decile Diez) . Seguro Popular covers a very very wide range of treatments but you get what [more than what] you pay for. I have been treated in the Emergency Room without much delay on some occasions - on another with a particularity bloody sliced calf the line at 8am was pretty long so I headed back to Centro Medico in la Presa. On reflection the micro stitches [for almost cutting my thumb off] I received without additional charge at the Hospital General were superior to the macro stitches from the private, no-wait facility.

Another way the OP could have titled this post could have been "Mexico is lucky to have...." or "Why can't the US provide basic universal care?"

This forum has many Canadian members whose country has a highly respected health care system but as can be seen in this [ The Canadian Patients? Remedy for Health Care: Go to America! ] and many other articles to have its weak points re wait times as well.