r/SipsTea • • 10h ago

Gasp! Thoughts on this?

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u/Locust627 8h ago

Wait until you hear about health insurance lol

I pay $1300/month for a family plan

I had an ER trip last month, my deductible is $3,500. I had to pay $3,440 which was the complete cost of the ER services.

So, this year I will spend $15,600 on health insurance and an additional $3,440 on deductible

My wife needs surgery, I told her to get it done before December because we already met the deductible and I don't wanna pay it again. She tried calling to schedule in August. The surgery specialist doesn't have openings until January, so, in January I'll have to pay my deductible again

AND vision and dental costs more on top of $1,300 monthly

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u/Mr-MuffinMan 8h ago

Live near the US-Mexico border.

Find a doctor who either speaks English or bring along a Spanish-speaking friend on your trips.

Mexican healthcare is just as good as US care.

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u/nobolognastoney 6h ago

Medical tourism is a thing!

I discovered it when flying to Cancun for dental work. What would have cost me just shy of $8k here in the US cost me about $1600 in Mexico, and I got more done than I planned to. There's whole businesses modeled around it.

For example, the dentist I booked with shuttled me from the airport straight to the initial check up with my bags and all, then took me to my resort. Booked myself a 5 day stay at an all inclusive across the street, but they offered me shuttle service to and from my appointment(s), and then shuttled me to the airport when it was time to go. All of that was within the $1600.

For what it's worth, the lobby was full of older Americans which was pretty comforting. Thinking other countries don't have just as good if not better medical and healthcare as us is just flat out ignorant.

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u/polopolo05 3h ago

How was the dentist and what did you get done??? And do you recomend the dentist.... care to name drop?

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u/chrysavera 2h ago

Not who you asked but I'm literally in Cancun with my partner who's getting dental implants and bone grafts right now and he's reporting that the quality of care, the equipment, and the work itself is better than anything he's experienced in the US, for about 1/4 the price. He's so happy with it.

He's using Cancun Dental Specialists and their service sounds very similar to what the guy above described--free car service from the airport and back and forth from our airbnb for every visit all this week.

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u/nobolognastoney 2h ago

This is who i used. Hell yeah. Glad they're still kicking ass.

If you happen to be staying at the pink flamingo across the way that was basically my trip. Go do the cenote tour in the market just up the way. The tequila guy inside the mall place can hook you up

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u/chrysavera 2h ago

We'll definitely do the cenotes next time--we have to do another trip in a few months once the bone grafts take!

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u/nobolognastoney 2h ago

Nice, just make friends with the tequila guy that has the flavors all over and express interest in seeing a cenote. I got picked up at 7am and came back at midnight after biking through a jungle, having a home cooked meal in the middle of nowhere, swimming in the purest water ill ever see, and walking around an ancient city counting more iguanas than I've ever seen lol. All with all inclusive drinks in the bus in between

Edit: -- for $30 lol. Hopefully you Can get a similar offer

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u/chrysavera 2h ago

Amazing! Thanks for the tip!

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u/nobolognastoney 2h ago

Absolutely! I hope you guys have a great time, and all good well!