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It’s no secret that countless numbers of people routinely travel to Mexico for cheaper medications and health services. It is especially true in El Pasohere thousands cross the international bridge into Juárez on a daily basis.
Tom Fullerton, a longtime professor of economics and finance at UTEP, has studied this phenomenon known as medical tourism for more than a decade, analyzing price data from both countries.
His studies, part of the University of Texas at El Paso Border Region Modeling Project, have consistently shown that a vast majority of the most popular brand name prescription medications are more affordable in brick-and-mortar pharmacies in Mexico than in the United States.
But can the same be said about online pharmacy prices?
I almost got tripped up when it referred to 2014 study because that is so 2014 but it continues to show the same.
Tom Fullerton, a longtime professor of economics and finance at UTEP, has studied this phenomenon known as medical tourism for more than a decade, analyzing price data from both countries.
His studies, part of the University of Texas at El Paso Border Region Modeling Project, have consistently shown that a vast majority of the most popular brand name prescription medications are more affordable in brick-and-mortar pharmacies in Mexico than in the United States.
But can the same be said about online pharmacy prices?
Study: Internet medicine prices in Mexico 40% cheaper than online in US - El Paso Matters
It’s no secret that countless numbers of people routinely travel to Mexico for cheaper medications and health services. It is especially true in El Paso, where thousands cross the international bridge into Juárez on a daily basis.
elpasomatters.org
I almost got tripped up when it referred to 2014 study because that is so 2014 but it continues to show the same.