Table 2.
Percentage of Health Care Utilization in Mexico during the 12 Months Prior to the Survey by US Health Insurance Coverage Status
| US Health Insurance Coverage | Use of Health Services in Mexico (%)1
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Medication | Dentist | Physician | |
| No Health Insurance | 54.2 | 26.6 | 46.0 |
| Private Health Insurance (employer-sponsored) | 41.1 | 22.4 | 37.3 |
| Private Health Insurance (self-purchased) | 42.5 | 16.8 | 25.0 |
| Medicaid | 15.7 | 31.7 | 8.9 |
| Medicare | 23.6 | 17.8 | 22.4 |
| Other Public Insurance | 33.2 | 27.6 | 31.9 |
| Total | 43.5 | 24.3 | 37.1 |
| Number of Cases | 608 | 340 | 519 |
| Chi-square P-value | <0.001 | 0.03 | <0.001 |
Source: The Cross Border Utilization of Health Care Survey.
1
Denoting among respondents with different health insurance coverage plans at the time of the survey, the percentage of them reported use of health services in Mexico. For instance, among those without any health insurance coverage at the time of the survey, 54.2 per cent of them reported purchase of medications in Mexico during the 12 months prior to the survey.