Expatriate Health Insurance

[eriver70]

I am relocating to Mazatlan and I have been researching expatriate Health insurance and I found one I think that will cover pre-existing conditions after 6 months or if you have current coverage (credible insurance certificate) they will waive the 6 months. The plan is Global Citizen EXP Plan, does anyone have it or tell me a little about it and is it good in Mexico.

Any suggestion on Expatriate insurance that covers pre-existing conditions would be great.


Thanks

[RVGRINGO]

I don't know about that plan, but suspect that you might do better with a Mexican insurance company when you get here. International plans appear to be expensive and designed for travelers who visit many countries. If you will be living in Mexico, you will want coverage that is familiar to the hospitals you are likely to use. Many of the larger private hospitals in Guadalajara have insurance offices on the premises. Why not contact the hospital in Mazatlan and inquire?

[HavePassportWillTravel]

Originally Posted by RVGRINGO

I don't know about that plan, but suspect that you might do better with a Mexican insurance company when you get here. International plans appear to be expensive and designed for travelers who visit many countries. If you will be living in Mexico, you will want coverage that is familiar to the hospitals you are likely to use. Many of the larger private hospitals in Guadalajara have insurance offices on the premises. Why not contact the hospital in Mazatlan and inquire?

I have been researching health insurance for my husband and myself if we relocate to Mexico. The following was taken from a piece I found:

The Cost? Every individual pays a set rate depending on your age, the price (pesos) structure is as follows: 0-19 $1222; 20-39 $1428; 40-59 $2134; 60+ $3211.

Is that accurate? Would we pay over $3,000 USD per year each to be on the IMSS?

I would appreciate any insight into this. Thank you in advance.

[sparks]

Again ....

Your quote says pesos so I'm unsure why you were asking. Also why would a program in Mexico be priced in dollars.

$3211 pesos is about $250 dollars right now

[RVGRINGO]

Sparks is correct; those quotes are in pesos, not USD.
I'll bet you feel better now.

[LeeVP]

I represent over a dozen International Health Care Companies and have offices in the U.S. and Puerto Vallarta. Depending on your age, I also have plans that will cover you in Mexico and also provide emergency evacuation service back to the U.S.
Americare Advantage Insurance Group International - check us out on the web.

Originally Posted by eriver70

I am relocating to Mazatlan and I have been researching expatriate Health insurance and I found one I think that will cover pre-existing conditions after 6 months or if you have current coverage (credible insurance certificate) they will waive the 6 months. The plan is Global Citizen EXP Plan, does anyone have it or tell me a little about it and is it good in Mexico.

Any suggestion on Expatriate insurance that covers pre-existing conditions would be great.


Thanks

[RVGRINGO]

Lee, you may want to look into an Upgrade to a Premium Account to start listing your products or services in our Expat Forum Marketplace. Look at the top right of this page.
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[HavePassportWillTravel]

Originally Posted by RVGRINGO

Sparks is correct; those quotes are in pesos, not USD.
I'll bet you feel better now.

Absolutely, and thank you. I guess the confusion originated when the amounts quoted had a dollar sign attached to them!

Thanks again,

[RVGRINGO]

Yes, the Peso does use the $ sign. Sometimes, to clarify, we'll use USD to indicate US Dollars but, if the quote is from Mexico, you can assume that it is in pesos. For normal products, the price range would be a dead give away; as $7.25 for a loaf of bread obviously being in pesos and the equivalent to about $0.52 USD for a loaf of dark bread at the Mega supermarket, for example.

[synthia]

We cribbed the dollar sign from the Spanish, and added another bar. With the advent of the computer age, the second bar has disappeared, and now it really does look just like the original Spanish symbol.