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a local woman says she's grateful she broke her foot in Mexico and that was her honest reaction after getting the kind of health care she received in Mexico and then getting the bill here's investigative reporter angie ricono angie well brad and Ellen seriously take a moment and think about what you would personally pay for a broken foot in your family mentally crunched the numbers for the doctor the x-rays and the treatment and now listen to what Gisele quartz from Independence paid are you almost grateful you broke your foot next I am grateful that I could afford it meet Gisele quartz she recently went to Mexico with her sister she came back with a terrible souvenir and some insight about health care he only charged me $15 and it was only $14 for the x-ray Gisele describes health care in Mexico as budget-friendly and efficient I didn't have to wait I just had the x-ray done within about five minutes and then she gave it to me to take to the doctor get ready for the bill Gisele saw a podiatrist $14 for the x-ray $15 for the specialist five bucks for the prescription the most expensive item the boot $74 so her broken foot in Mexico $108 I'd rather be in Mexico Wow because it was because it was so everybody was so nurturing Gisele can only speculate what she'd pay here at home here you know it's just like well we gotta give you this test thousands of dollars we've got to give you that test thousands of dollars I don't know how bad it's gonna be at know how long it's gonna last I'm not sure there's a lot of bones in the foot Gisele imagine a huge bill and she would have to pay for it she's a retired teacher with catastrophic insurance she jokes it pretty much covers nothing and no one looking for insurance has been a nightmare she's all had no choice but to turn to a Mexican doctor for treatment but heading south is a choice other Americans make because it's so much cheaper just head to Google Mexican doctors are ready to perform plastic surgery in dentistry medical tourism other specialists break down the savings for a heart valve replacement if you don't have the 50 to 100 thousand dollars in the United States these specialists offered for a fraction as low as $17,000 that was for the x-ray Gisele has three more weeks in her booth she shared her story frustrated with American healthcare and says she's experienced something very different the quality was very good I liked it okay here's a look at the pros and cons Mexico is cheaper which of course means it's going to make some of those options more accessible and some of the doctors in Mexico are actually us trained now take a look at the cons you are out of country that's not convenient at all and Mexico's health system ranks a bit lower than the United States if you have problems it's going to be more difficult to solve them but we do want to point out that four point seven million Americans and this includes their companions are heading south for care it is now a three billion dollar industry angie ricono KCTV 5 News fascinating Angie thank you and so many of you have reached out to tell us about the red tape that you run into when it comes to your health insurance if you have a story that you want to tell email us at investigations at kctv5.com or call the number on your screen in Missouri it's eight one six five seven six seven five five five in Kansas that number is nine one three five seven six seven five five five