Medical Insurance for RVer while in Mexico
There is a discussion on the BajaNomad site about someone having a major medical event while on vacation in Cabo, http://forums.bajanomad.com/viewthread.php?tid=74155. The outcome was less than favor...
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qtla9111 wrote:
You get what you pay for just like in the U.S. and Canada. If you have money, you get better care and service. If you don't, you get what the system can afford to give you.
Speaking of "system", - it's not that simple. Public healthcare in Mexico is represented by programs Seguro Popular and IMSS (I guess the latter can be called public too). You will get a decent care in Guadalajara public hospital. Not everything is covered under SP, it's not like in Canada, but more-less. Public hospital in Ensenada would be a step down, La Paz - lower yet, and if you go to "clinica" in some St. Rosalia or Mulege - you are not going to like it. The difference between decent and very poor hospitals is very substantial. I'm not saying that obscure places of Canadian North will offer a better care, but generally, the gap is less striking.
Speaking of "better care for better money" - the gap between low-cost and expensive hospitals in Mexico is not just big, it's huge. The bill can be 10 times higher if you compare public hospital - where foreigners can go, but they have to pay out of pocket - and big gringo-oriented private hospital.
