GypsyJan
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Mexico among the 5 countries with the best healthcare in the world for retirees
http://www.theyucatantimes.com/2018/03/mexico-among-the-5-co...
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amigobaja
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In the article it states prescriptions are 25-50% less then the US. Well Friday I walked in to a farmacia in Vinciente Gurrero to check on buying 3
prescriptions. He did not have any of them but asked if I wanted him to get them. Sunday afternoon he called to let me know he had them and asked if I
wanted him to deliver to my house. I declined and picked up the next day. These three in Nevada cost me US127.00 a month his bill was 700 pesos.
What a country
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BajaBlanca
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I know, right?! I am really impressed with Mexico's seguro popular. When I was in La Paz, I walked in and asked to xray my knee because I fell on it
quite badly in San Diego last December.
15 minutes later the tech was setting me up. Within 30 in I was on my way with my disk in hand. That same day, I went to an evening appointment
with a private doctor who diagnosed the x-ray and gave me the results for $500 pesos.
Where else in the world does this happen? Methinks NOWHERE.
Our very expensive insurance in the U.S. won't even cover my insulin and I get it every month in Santa Rosalia every month thru Seguro Popular.
We are very lucky to be here.
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pauldavidmena
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It's interesting to see Mexico consistently listed as one of the world's most desirable places for Americans to retire despite the emergence of
"trendier" countries (e.g. Portugal, Malta, etc.) that wax and wane in popularity over the years.
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Quote: Originally posted by pauldavidmena  | | It's interesting to see Mexico consistently listed as one of the world's most desirable places for Americans to retire despite the emergence of
"trendier" countries (e.g. Portugal, Malta, etc.) that wax and wane in popularity over the years. |
Proximity, I guess. Also, in the last few years Europe has become less desirable, being overrun by refugees from the 3rd world.
The article is rather general. Medications can be 50% or 10 times cheaper, or could cost the same as in the US, depends what and where. I remember
paying $US 3 for a tiny pack of Bayer Tylenol that costs $2.50 in the US. Sometimes they have generic brands that are cheaper, sometimes they don't.
The statement that "every medium to large city has at least one first-rate hospital" should be taken with a good grain of salt. Besides, Baja is not
a usual Mexico, and Baja limited to Tijuana-Ensenada corridor is different from the rest of Baja. Hospitals quickly deteriorate and disappear as you
drive South of Ensenada. A medium city would be something like Loreto or Sta Rosalia, I wouldn't count on "first rate". La Paz stands out since
they built that new Salvatierra hospital, reportedly the best in the state.
This article takes a different angle.
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