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Howard
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OK, now I've done it, I have Seguro Popular///Follow up
NOW WHAT? What does it all mean? I got the meaning of life but not what this covers. 
I applied and apparently have been accepted because I now have a piece of paper with an expiration of April 30th of this year. The nurse was not
there to take my weight, height and blood pressure so I could not get a 3 year policy until I go back in February to complete the paperwork but
apparently have whatever it is now.
OK, what does this all mean? Anyone have first hand experience with this?
[Edited on 3-2-2015 by Howard]
We don't stop playing because we grow old;
we grow old because we stop playing
George Bernard Shaw
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Katiejay99
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Location: Todos Santos
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I have Seguro Popular as well. I actually got both knees replaced in 2015, was in the emergency room with kidney stones and had my mammogram. Cost =
$0.00
If you are in La Paz then you just go to Hospital Salvatierra with your paperwork and they will see you there. Your meds are free as long as they have
them in stock. I have not been charged for any doctors appointment, xray or anything. Because I live in Todos Santos, I had to go to the clinic here
and see the doctor to get a referral to a specialist at Hosp. Salvatierra.
If you don't speak Spanish, bring someone with you who does.
If you are outside of La Paz, I am not sure where you go.
Here is a list of what they cover (in Spanish)
http://seguropopular.saludsonora.gob.mx/atencionmedica.shtml
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Mula
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We love having Seguro Poplar - from here in Lopez Mateos.
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BajaBlanca
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Looks like Howard lives in Loreto so he is good to go! Pretty populated so I imagine there are good services.
Congrats.
Katie -did you mean 2014 for the knee replacements?
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Katiejay99
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Yep - 2014 it is. I think I have been looking forward to 2015 for so long because I am SO ready to be pain-free. I would rather forget 2014.
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ncampion
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Does anyone know if you are eligible for Seguro Popular if you are "Residente Temporal" or do you have to be Permanent? This sounds too good to pass
up.
Living Large in Loreto. Off-grid and happy.
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willyAirstream
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Yes, you can get it being a residente temporal. In Mulege, clinic visits are free, in stock meds are free. In SR, 14 hour bedside monitoring and
morphine shots for kidney stones was 200 pesos.
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Katiejay99
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How did you get Morphine??? Man, I was BEGGING for anything to help with the pain of my kidney stones but they said they had given me all they could.
Same with the 2 major surgeries. Nothing more potent than Keterolac.
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CortezBlue
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How do you get this insurance?
How much for a Resid Perm ?
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Mula
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We were all Residente Temporal 3 years ago when we signed up for Seguro Popular (5 of us) in Cd. Constitucion - from Lopez Mateos.
Did not cost us a dime.
Now this March (3 years later) we will go in to renew our policies.
We'll see what happens then.
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BajaBlanca
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on a related but side note.
our friend who is a retired doc said that the other day afriend of theirs had a nasty fall and broke her leg in two places. the ambulance from santa
rosalia to the border cost her $1500
US$1,000 for the ambulance which drove right to the special medical lane in san ysidro. handed her off to another ambulance in san diego (she was not
allowed to get into her kids' car (they were there).
Our friend said the local santa rosalia doc went with her and he wasn't sure if they charded $300 or $500 for his services.
Good to know that this service exists.
and now back to seguro popular ..........
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Terry28
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Thats what, an 8-10 hour drive??........ Sounds like a bargain to me.
Mexico!! Where two can live as cheaply as one.....but it costs twice as much.....
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Howard
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3/2/2015 follow up
I went into the office where they gave me the temporary paperwork, the same office that needed to take my weight, height and blood pressure.
In my poor Spanish and his marginal English I was told that they no longer need to take the weight, height and BP. He looked me up in the system and
within 1 minute he handed me a new "Poliza de Afiliacion" with an expiration date of 3 years from my application in January which brings me to January
of 2018. He said there is no card, just this form which has some type of I.D. # that is associated with me. So far I have paid absolutely no $.
I still have no idea what this means. If I need to go to the Dr./hospital and they take Seguro Popular. is there a charge or is it completely free?
If anybody know the rules, please pass them on.
Thank you,
Howard
We don't stop playing because we grow old;
we grow old because we stop playing
George Bernard Shaw
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Katiejay99
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Here in Todos Santos, we have a clinic that takes Seguro Popular patients. You just go there and ask to see the doctor and show them your paper from
Seguro Popular.
If you need to go to the ER just take your paper with you from Seguro Popular and if you need medications at the clinic or hospital you have to show
your seguro popular paperwork.
At Salvatierra Hospital in La Paz, if you need an xray or lab work or such as that, you have to take your Seguro Popular paperwork to the "Caja" where
you show it to them so they mark it as covered by insurance. If you do not have an insurance code assigned to your illness they may tell you to go
across the hall to see the Seguro Popular assistant where she will look up your condition and write the code on your order for whatever it is that you
need done and then you go back to the Caja to get it stamped and then go to the Lab or the xray place to get an appointment.
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Howard
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Katiejay99;
So all that you mentioned is at no charge?
We don't stop playing because we grow old;
we grow old because we stop playing
George Bernard Shaw
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Katiejay99
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That's right - no charge at all.
If the hospital or clinic doesn't have the medication prescribed then I buy it at a pharmacia.
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Howard
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Thank you for the information.
We don't stop playing because we grow old;
we grow old because we stop playing
George Bernard Shaw
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EnsenadaDr
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Howard make sure you carry that policy with you at all times or have it readily available in case of an emergency. This means you will be admitted
free of charge to the hospitals that are affiliated with Seguro Popular instead of being charged thousands of dollars in cash or on a credit card at a
private Mexican hospital. Make sure you know which hospital is Seguro Popular affiliated in your area as well as areas you will be visiting. I
cannot emphasize enough the importance of having Seguro Popular for all legal residents of Mexico, especially those on a fixed/limited budget.
[Edited on 3-3-2015 by EnsenadaDr]
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Howard
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Thank you for the feedback.
I will put one copy in the glove compartments of each car I drive as well as one with my passport. I will try and shrink one down to fit in my wallet
but that might not work. I will carry at least my # that is one the official paper so at least I have that on me at all times.
We don't stop playing because we grow old;
we grow old because we stop playing
George Bernard Shaw
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bajaguy
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One would think it would be a simple matter to issue a credit card sized/type card with your data on either a mag strip or a bar code......
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