Americans traveling to Mexico for dental visits

What a great system for the wealthiest country in the world. A real model for others to follow, isn't it? How many members of Congress or executive board members of leading American businesses have to head across the border like this? My own mother put off dental work because of high medical costs during my fathers cancer treatment and now is facing $19,000 worth of dental work. She's retired and insurance hardly covers anything so it's not likely that she can afford such an investment, but how many people can whip up that kind of money?

The right wingers in America never fail to jump on any problem story about health care in Canada, UK or Europe though they always overlook issues like this at home. What exactly is it going to take for people to see that there is a serious problem and demand change?