rescue situations this morning. reporter: the deepest water behind us is about one meter deep. the concern, sun shining at this hour and another atmospheric river system taking aim at california tuesday into wednesday. the 11th storm system of the season. this serious concern is that without this levee fixed by tuesday and wednesday we could have even more water here in the center of town. mike valerio, california. the state of texas is urging people not to visit mexico for spring break. the spike in drug cartel violence across the border could cost travelers their lives. this as we learn of another group now missing after crossing the border. the three women from texas disappeared three weeks ago on their way to sell clothes at a flea market. we have more. reporter: just a little over
so the medical risks are typically overstated because the empirical data we have shows that, for example, in mexico there doesn t appear to be significant differences in the actual application rates. the cdc data itself, just released a couple years ago, shows an overall 5%comparable i states anywhere from 4% to potentially higher. so we actually don t have data that shows that quality is low. in fact, interestingly, around the same time that the patient s affordable protection act was passed what we found is that the mexican federal government implemented accreditation standards that have brought their hospitals up to similar standards as in the united states. so we suspect that actually the quality of health care is fairly high. now, traveling anywhere
popular for medical globally and estimated 1.4 to 3 million patients traveling into the country to take advantage of inexpensive treatment according to an international consulting company that was contacted by cnn. reporting for cnn, atlanta. as raphael mentioned, putting a greater spotlight on medical tourism which has become a growing business in mexico. for more, founder and director of the center for medical research and with us from san antonio. thanks so much for being here with us. we heard 1.4 million people traveling to mexico for medical tourism. whole towns essentially set up to cater to medical tourists like the so-called molar city, a town with some 300 dentists. typically tell us who are the runs traveling to mexico? what s driving them. thank you, kim.
deductible, which could be in the thousands of dollars, if the cost of the care is either less than the deductible or at the same price of the deductible then you re functionally uninsured. so what people find is they are better off paying in a cash payment in mexico than actually using their deductible or paying up to their deductible for their insurance. so this is really put a spotlight on violence. how common is violent crime there in mexico, and i wonder if the fatal incident will have americans rethinking these types of trips? well, i can t speak to the actual frequency but i can speak to the impact on the mexican economy. many more people would be traveling to mexico for health care procedures. we already see upwards of, you know, 1.3% of americans traveling internationally for health care, and, for example,