Expat Health Insurance & Medical Care
Expat Health Insurance and Healthcare in Monterrey, Mexico
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An expat in Monterrey, Mexico discusses the cost of prescription medicines, proximity of hospitals and public vs. private health insurance.
Expat Healthcare Advice for Monterrey
Make sure to join the national system and also subscribe to a local emergency ambulance service.
Emergency Medical Care in Monterrey
Quite close. Within 20 minutes of major hospital care, and within five minutes of my clinic. (National health system.) Care is high quality in my opinion.
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Prescription Medicines
Everything except antibiotics and mind altering drugs requires no prescription. It's possible to get free prescriptions for many drugs but availability in the health system's pharmacies is patchy.
Expat Health Insurance in Mexico
Private health insurance is unaffordable. I have paid for some procedures such as scans because they are not terribly expensive.
Quality of Healthcare Compared to Home
[ ] Better
[ ] Somewhat Better
[x] Same
[ ] Somewhat Worse
[ ] Worse
[ ] Somewhat Better
[x] Same
[ ] Somewhat Worse
[ ] Worse
Availability of Medical Care Compared to Home
[ ] Better
[x] Somewhat Better
[ ] Same
[ ] Somewhat Worse
[ ] Worse
[x] Somewhat Better
[ ] Same
[ ] Somewhat Worse
[ ] Worse
Primary Method of Payment for Medical Care
[ ] International Health Insurance
[ ] Insurance Purchased in the Country I Live Abroad In
[ ] Out of Pocket
[x] Social Program (Medicare, Nationalized Health Insurance or Similar)
[ ] Other
[ ] Insurance Purchased in the Country I Live Abroad In
[ ] Out of Pocket
[x] Social Program (Medicare, Nationalized Health Insurance or Similar)
[ ] Other
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