Word: chavezes
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...according to Brooke L. Chavez ’04, the president and a founder of the group, Sablière will also focus on taking advantage of the intellectual, cultural and artistic aspects of Boston...
...We’re not advocating a keg in a small basement, but rather cocktails on the Common or wine at the MFA,” Chavez says...
...Arturo Chavez hated waiting weeks for an appointment with his HMO doctor. So these days, the San Diego cabinetmaker does something much more convenient: he schedules appointments with a new doctor south of the border in Mexico, just a 40-min. drive from his home. Says Chavez, 36: "In Tijuana, I can make an appointment today for tomorrow...
Patients like Chavez are part of what doctors in Tijuana call la ola verde--the "green wave" of Southern California residents washing into the border city's medical clinics. Attracted by low prices and easy access, cash-paying travelers, most of them Latino, have for years come from as far north as San Francisco to obtain medical and dental care in Tijuana and other border towns. But these days, the patients are carrying fewer greenbacks and more plastic insurance cards, as a growing number of U.S. health-insurance companies offer bargain prices for those willing to get their care...
...Chavez, a legal U.S. resident who has lived in San Diego for 18 years, is insured through Blue Shield of California. He switched from an HMO in San Diego to one in Tijuana when his employer gave him a choice of policies six months ago. Now Chavez's employer-paid plan costs $94 a month, down from almost $160. His co-payments are $4, down from $10. "I like it," says Chavez. "I save a little money, and it's nicer to sit down with a doctor who speaks Spanish...