Border states considering Mexican migrant health plans

The governor of Nevada said that the Mexican government would be interested in providing health care to Mexican nationals in that state. After speaking with Mexico’s Health Minister, Governor Jim Gibbons remarked that such an arrangement would be highly beneficial:

"The cost that is normally borne by taxpayers in Nevada for the health care costs would be shared by the Mexican government for these individuals," he said. "That's a win for Nevada. It's a win for the people who are going without health care because they don't have insurance."

Earlier this year health officials from the U.S. and Mexico met to discuss the possibility of trans-border health insurance. In addition, Nevada is not the only border state that could allow Mexicans to get insurance; Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano is seriously considering such an similar arrangement.

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Sources- The Latin Americanist, KRNV.com, International Herald Tribune, Tucson Citizen