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Since I can't go to the States anymore, because I can't buy medical travel insurance and the astronomical cost of hospital and doctors in the Us, I was wondering if anyone has ever been to Mexico and ...
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Talleyho69 wrote:
There is a private clinic that is quite impressive in Zihuatanejo.
The question was about free (or social) medicine.
There are private clinics in any town with population over 10-15 thousand. Some are reasonably priced, some are charging more than in Canada, and some are useless, specializing in minor outpatient non-emergency and cosmetic procedures for bored gringos.
MEXICOWANDERER wrote:
I am also a member of IMSS in Micoacan with my coverage in hibernation because IMSS does not allow extended stays out of the member coverage area.
Aha. This is what I was trying to recall - territorial thing with IMSS. There are also restrictions on pre-existing, and free meds you can only get in their pharmacy (where they might not have something that you need), and gringos not working for Mex employer are not eligible for some parts of the program.
In many public non-IMSS/ISSTE hospitals, you will be required to pay but the share
If you are a member of Seguro Popular, you are not required to pay anything (other then annual premiums that depend on your income). Unless, during you stay in a public hospital, you received services not covered by Seguro. Could be some procedure not covered (most are covered, but not all), or diagnostic equipment that didn't work but it did in a private lab conveniently located in the same building, or something else.
