you can get infections that are resistant to antibiotics. bill: want to bring in dr. marc siegel. a million americans per year, they do it because it is cheap. there it is, they can save money, doc. dr. siegel: they advertise. not only 50 to 70% cheaper, they advertise. south of california is called molar city, known for dental procedures, they advertise and have one-stop shopping. you go there, get the procedure, your pharmacy is there, your after-care is there. i absolutely don t like it for multiple reasons, one of which was mentioned. infection, resistant infecti
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.
year for medical tourism and the government says medical tourism brought in over $137 million in 2021. it s so common that there s a dedicated traffic lane at the border designed to speed american medical tourists into mexico. these people are traveling to what s known as mexico s health clusters, where dental procedures, cosmetic procedures, fertility treatments, even veterinary carry are typically cheaper than the united states. americans can save up to 60% on the most common procedures received by medical tourists in mexico. the more frequented and reliable destinations are mexico city, cancun and tijuana. there s an area in mexico year yuma, arizona, known as molar city for the 300 dental offices. but matamoros is not considered a primary destination mainly because there are no nationally accredited medical centers or specialty clinics there or in
medical tourism brought in $137 headlight in 2021. in fact, it s so common there that these dedicated traffic lane at the san diego border designed to speed american medical tourists into mexico. these people are traveling to what s fwoen mexico s health clusters where dental procedures, cosmetic procedures, veterinary care are typically cheaper than in the united states, on average. americans can save up to 660% o the most common procedures. the more frequented and reliable destinations are cancun and tijuana. there s an area known as molar city for the 300 dental offices there. but it s not considered a primary medical travel destination mainly because there are no internationally accredited medical centers or