HEALTHCARE

=__**Comparing the Quality of Healthcare in Mexico to the United States:**__= __**QUESTIONS to be answered:**__ 1-How do the citizens get health coverage? (via job, government?) 2-% of citizens without health insurance. 3-What is the lack of health care affecting? 4-Pollution-is it a problem? (affecting the health of people?) 5-Clean Water-is it available to everyone? 6-Immunizations-free or cost? 7-Number of doctors (physicians) available per person?

**__RESEARCHED FACTS:__** **__(//Please put your name in parathesis after each fact you post on this page.//)__** **__1.__**It depends on what part of Mexico your in when it comes to heath care. If your in the small parts of Mexico you will go to the heath care center in that area. But in the large areas you have much more advanced stuff just like the US and other contries. You can us technology to get heath care and much quicker ways. b. The Mexican Social Security Institute has a legal mandate derived from Article 123 of the Political Constitution of the United States of Mexico. In its extent, the Article 2 of the Social Security Act (SSA) states that the purpose of the social security is to guarantee the right to health, medical assistance, protection of the means of subsistence, and the necessary social services for the individual and collective wellbeing, as well as the granting of an allowance that, in its case and previous fulfillment of legal requirements, will be guaranteed by the State. (Ms. Peterson) **__2.__** Approximately 50% of the population has health insurance. Organization of the health system is still closely linked with employment. Employees in the formal private sector and self-employed persons are covered by the Mexican Institute of Social Security (Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, IMSS), which is financed by tripartite or bipartite contributions from employees, employers, and the Federal Government. (Ms. Peterson) **__3.__** The Mexican government spends $535 per capita on healthcare, yet American taxpayers fork out more than $1,100 in healthcare for the 12 million-plus illegal immigrants in the US (Cassidy Maly) **__4.__** pollution levels in this area constitute a health problem.**short-term effects** include irritation to the eyes, nose and throat, and upper respiratory infections such as bronchitis and pneumonia. Other symptoms can include headaches, nausea, and allergic reactions**Long-term health effects** can include chronic respiratory disease, lung cancer, heart disease, and even damage to the brain, nerves, liver, or kidneys. Continual exposure to air pollution affects the lungs of growing children and may aggravate or complicate medical conditions in the elderly. **__5.__**According to the National Water Commission (Conagua), 9.7 percent of the Mexican population still lacks access to piped water and 13.6 percent to sanitation.” **__6. Immunizations are free under the IMSS government program or employer programs and 75-99 % are being immunized against diseases on a sophisticated schedule. (Ms. Peterson)__** **__7.__** Total health spending accounted for 6.5% of GDP in **Mexico** in 2004, more than two percentage points lower than the average of 8.9% in OECD countries. (Ethan Fleming)

Of all physicians, 31% were general practitioners, there were 3.6 per 1000 inhabitants, and the ratio between general doctor and specialist was 1:0.83.

(Ms. Peterson)

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**__SOURCE CITATIONS:__** **__(You must cite all of the sources you used to collect the facts you posted on this page.)__** **__1.__** **__b.__** "About IMSS." //Instituto Mexicano Del Seguro Social//. 2010. Web. 1 Jan. . **__2. Same as #1b.__** "CASE-STUDY: MEXICO." 11 Oct. 2000. Web. 1 Oct. 2000. . **__3.__** Grayson, George W. "Health care and illegal immigrants in America: why Mexico is the key." //Christian Science Monitor// 19 Nov. 2009: 9. //Gale Opposing Viewpoints In Context//. Web. 14 Nov. 2010. **__4.__** //www.lbl.gov//. Natural Resources Defense Council, Web. 18 Nov. 2010. . **__5.__** "Mexico’s Water Crisis: A Global Issue." //www.gomexicoguide.com//. 15 Oct. Web. 1 Jan. 2010. . **__6.__** "Immunization Profile: Mexico." //World Health Organization//. 11 Oct. 2010. Web. 1 Oct. 2010. **__7.__**OECD Health Data 2006." //http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/30/36/36959446.pdf//. OECD, n.d. Web. 17 Nov. 2010.

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