EL PASO, Texas, July 15 -- The University of Texas at El Paso issued the following news release:
EL PASO, Texas (July 15, 2026) - Millions of older adults in Mexico lost health coverage in the wake of a sweeping national reform, leaving one of the country's most vulnerable populations to shoulder heavy medical costs on their own, according to a new study led by The University of Texas at El Paso. The financial strain fell hardest where older adults can least absorb it: the ongoing cost of medicines needed to manage chronic disease.
The research, published in the journal Health Policy and Planning, examines Mexico's 2020 decision to replace its Seguro Popular insurance program with the Instituto de Salud para el Bienestar, known as INSABI,...