I would like to concentrate my focus for this project on the price discrepancies of healthcare in U.S. vs. another foreign country. Specifically, I would zoom in on the dental care/prices in Tucson vs. the Sonoran (MX) market. Just how much of a discrepancy there is between the three markets of Tucson, Nogales and Hermosillo. I would collect primary data of pricing and respective procedures in these markets
I would also have an interest in creating a survey, collecting its primary data and doing an analysis of local resident views on having dental work done in U.S vs. Sonora (MX). Exploring what price points might be enough to have them make a trip to either Nogales or Hermosillo. Also, framing survey questions with "scare" tactics similar to how propaganda-against-foreign-medicine frames its arguments. Would such a different wording in the questions make a local resident less likely to have dental work in Mexico compared to "non-bias" survey wording? Or would it change their price point (make it lower) before considering such a trip?
Great topic. It's especially helpful to think about how likely it is that people will have dental work in a foreign country. I also like your proposal to provide local resident views of having dental work in the U.S. vs Mexico. (I had a student who's father was a dentist in Nogales, so he was interested in the topic, but your approach is unique.)
ReplyDeleteKeep going.