salud Popular

[geromio]

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 spent some time for treatment in the General Hospital in the country.
Apperently they have an Universal Medical System like in Canada. Anyone is treated regardless of insurance coverage or not.
I know that George the Vagabonder Suprime used once or twice the service of their Salud Popular at no cost other for his food and medication.
I would appreciate very much anyone feed back on this.

[alfredmay]

You might want to read this.

http://traveltips.usatoday.com/health-insurance-travel-mexico-19311.html

http://www.tomzap.com/retireafford.html

[geromio]

I plan to spend the winter in a nicehttp://www.tripadvisor.ca/Hotel_Review-g150795-d156788-Reviews-s1-Posada_Citlali-Zihuatanejo_Pacific... posada in Zihuatanejo.I was there years ago and needed the service of the big Salud Popular and it didn't cost me anything. I'd like to know if it is the same today.

[MarkTwain]

geromio wrote:
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 spent some time for treatment in the General Hospital in the country.
Apperently they have an Universal Medical System like in Canada. Anyone is treated regardless of insurance coverage or not.
I know that George the Vagabonder Suprime used once or twice the service of their Salud Popular at no cost other for his food and medication.
I would appreciate very much anyone feed back on this.

I have never used any Mexican medical care facility but I suspect that part of your answer depends on the location of Mexico you are traveling in.

[Luke_Porter]

I was with a group in Mexico where a guy had a stroke on the bus. It was close to a hospital and he was there shortly. They basically did nothing for him and sent him on his way the next day. He definitely wasn't "right".

Had he been in the US or Canada, he probably would have gotten the treatment he needed.

Don't know what they charged him.