Live & Work In Paradise
Medical tourism campaign targets residents of cities with large Mexican immigrant populations; local tour group taking part By Deborah L. Shelton and Antonio Olivo, Chicago Tribune reporters December 15, 2011 Banking on worries over rising health costs in the U.S., government and hospital officials in Mexico City are courting Chicagoans searching for affordable medical care. On Wednesday, [...]
Gringos in Paradise – Providing Peace of Mind to your Mexico Vacation! When traveling outside of your home country, it is inevitable that anxieties will arise due to the change of culture and customs that one experiences in a new, exciting destination. Each year, tens of millions of tourists head to the finest Mexico vacation [...]
I bet you didn’t know that if you own a condo, home or even land here in Mexico and stay here for a few months a year you may qualify for a wonderful health insurance program designed by IMG a true global leader in health insurance just for expats called the “Patriot Plan”. Get your free [...]
Your only on vacation right? Well your not in Kansas anymore Dorothy, Plain and simple your wonderful medical insurance from back home in the USA or Canada won’t pay down here and they won’t accept it as payment if your hurt or injured. Mexico has been a pay as you go society for ever and [...]
Do You know the Vehicle requirements beyond the “Free Zone”: Vehicle Importation Permit Those traveling outside the Free or border Zone (defined as the an area between 20 and 30 kilometers from the border with the US) with their vehicle must obtain a temporary import permit or risk having their vehicle confiscated by Mexican customs officials. [...]
Health Care in Mexico Mexican Health Care Is Excellent and Affordable One of your primary concerns when considering a move should be health care. Fortunately, you will find that, in general, health care in Mexico is very good…and in many places it is excellent. Most doctors and dentists in Mexico received at least part of their training in [...]
Another plus about life south of the border is the cost of prescription drugs. I had a rash break out on my hands, something I’ve had to deal with every few years. I now from past experiences that if i take a steroid called prednesone for a week it goes away. Back in the good [...]
We have always been searching for a quality health care product or insurance that would be close to what were all used to back home in the US. Well I finally found it with “American Insurance in Mexico” a company put together by Rudy Deutschmann of Boulder, Colorado. Rudy has owned a large insurance company [...]
YucaLandia/Surviving Yucatan. Many expats have been discussing the likely impacts of the recently passed US health-care legislation on people who live and work outside the USA. The law now requires that US Citizens meet several requirements to be exempt from getting health insurance or paying penalties: a foreign “tax home” and foreign residency.Background: Under [...]
LIVING WILLS INFORMATION Print This Topic Summary of Information on Living Wills By Carlos Garcia, M.D. and Lic. Sergio Macias The main point of information presented at the LCS July 8, 2005 lecture is that, technically, there is no such thing as a living will under Mexican law. (In the U.S., Canada and many [...]
That number can grow to five million by 2025, according to estimates based on U.S. Census figures. (Actually, five million U.S. retires already live abroad, mostly in Mexico, the Dominican Republic and Brazil, with an additional 1.5 million in Europe, and 850,000 in Asia.) Enticing even more U.S. retirees to move south of the [...]
Moving abroad is exciting and daunting at the same time. Leaving behind the familiar, the tried and tested to live and work in a new country is a huge challenge. No matter how long you are planning to live and work abroad, there are many key considerations to be taken care of. Not least medical [...]
Many Mexican hospitals have worked to affiliate themselves with top U.S. and Canadian medical centers and have earned stringent international accreditations. Mexico has long been the number-one destination for North Americans and Canadians retiring abroad. A hospitable country, Mexico has some of the most beautiful weather and coastlines in the Americas. It is an [...]
The Bupa International expatriate survey was carried out from 29 March to 24 April 2010. The survey was completed by 1,034 expatriates via an online survey. 81% of expatriates say that their financial position is better since they moved. 39% say they have much more money now and 42% have slightly more money. 50.5% of [...]
So I’d heard from folks in the states as well as in articles how great the healthcare is in Mexico, and that includes dentistry. So not long after I arrived I figured I’d go in for a teeth cleaning to compare prices, quality of work, etc. About a month after my arrival and locating several [...]
