What is the history of the exorbitant
Fees for medical treatment in the US?
I got a small keratosis lasered
Off my back in Mexico and it cost $28.
The sheer number of hospital administrators
And insurance goons must factor in.

This is indeed one of the major weaknesses of the U.S. system. Roughly 25 cents out of every dollar goes to administration whereas in single-payer systems about 1 cent out of every dollar goes to administration. Administration includes the costs of the "insurance goons" as you so generously called them.

Insurance Company Rules

If European countries can provide medical care to all, why is the US so retarded in this regard? As a young man in Vienna, I came down with the flu. Our doctor came to the house. No charge.

The stark differences were result of the way the two systems handled health care during World War II.

The United States System An Accident of History

The European System War and Trauma

During World War II, United States companies began offering health care as an incentive to hire workers because they were prohibited from raising wages. After World War II, there was a movement in the United States to copy what Europe had done. However, the U.S. companies said, "Not to worry. We will continue to provide health care to our employees. If you have a job, you will have health care!" Ah, and the unions and workers believed them. Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha.

File under : Medical Industrial Complex

I had that same problem. It was resolved by working with my Dr. and the pharmacy and I got a vacation supply ie and extra month supply. Explain the dilemma to your Dr and I bet he can work something out for you.

My Canadian public service health plan pays for a three month supply of prescription drugs, which is the standard GP prescription. With a simple phone call, and our GP's assistance, we easily get six months supply, for those long Zihua stays we used to enjoy.

For those Americans frustrated by Joe Manchin's opposition to lowering prescription drug prices, our most recent purchase of a 3-month supply of the
nine prescription drugs my wife and I regularly use goes as follows:
---Total price $249.76, less the approx. 70-80% our healthcare insurance covers, less the $4/prescription discount our local pharmacy provides = net out-of-pocket $19.58
On an annual basis, that's $999.04 for $78.32

Health Permit for Import of Medications Intended for Personal Use

One copy of this approved permit must be in the package containing the meds when it arrives at the first Port of Entry. If sent via FedEx, DHL, etc., it would be the airport in CDMX.
No permit?
The package will be detained until you obtain a copy of the permit and send it to Aduanas de Mexico in CDMX.
Can't get the permit?
If you're lucky, the package will eventually be returned to the sender. If not so lucky, it will be destroyed.

I don't know where the nearest COFEPRIS office is (Lázaro Cárdenas?), but they could probably help you.

HTH...

$12,000 for a drug. Laugh or cry? I usually do both, often at the same time.

I am lucky to have found Farmacia Koyuka on Nicolas Bravo who can order them from Mexico City. At times the meds are backed up, so I try to stay at least one month ahead. As an expat from US, I have no health insurance here so I pay cash. I have no alternative.

I have a medication that is only in U.S. and Canada. I may need it shipped monthly to me in Zihua. I first don't know what the rules are and secondly how you go about it. Before I use Google, I thought might see if anyone had a similar need.

You can't ship prescription medications. You should try to locate the same or similar medication here. Perhaps a local doctor such as Dr. Grayeb can help you with the prescription.