Hello Captain, I am Jane, the new Belize correspondent. I live in Placencia, coming up on our four year anniversary. You are correct that top notch health care is lacking here. My husband and I are fit and healthy in our sixties. We have no major health issues, nor do we take any drugs, but when I needed a neurologist for neck pain and my husband a dental specialist, we went to Merida, Mexico. We now go once a year for his dental and there's a blood test I can't get here that I will do in Merida next visit. We've had blood work here in Placencia and talked with the doctor and felt comfortable with our experience. I am a health coach, so I do know a lot about keeping us in tip top shape nutritionally and we both have our workouts. So I recommend anyone with major health issues to think twice about retiring here, but for those who just need checkups, go for it. And by the way, Cancun also has great healthcare, we just prefer Merida. It's fun to get to a big city now and then, so we do not mind the travel. Please let me know if you have further questions and I'm sorry you didn't get an answer sooner, but I just started recently. Thanks for reaching out. j