Think Outside the Box....Best Places to Retire in the World

[dothetwist]

Originally Posted by mybookroom

It sounds like you have your retirement figured out really well. I'm not there yet, but I'm in Arizona and I'm learning Spanish.
I'd like to ask you, is there anyway someone in Southern Arizona can get medical care in Mexico? I'm not at Medicare age yet and due to the changes in health care laws I might loose my health insurance. NOT going to talk about that. lol. But my fix is I'm trying to figure out how to find medical care in Mexico. I live near Tucson so how would I start to go about doing that. Any advice???

There are 2 public health care programs in MX. Seguro Popular is free. IMSS has premiums based on age (at age 60, it's a little over 300 USD equivalent per year).

Expats can join either program once they have the MXN equivalent of a green card (Residente Permanente).

For routine care, there are private medical practices and many expats pay out of pocket. Last office visits we had were 250 pesos and 200 pesos (about 10 to 15 USD).

[lieqiang]

Originally Posted by Beach Sportsfan

All places whether international or in US have their pluses and their minuses. Each person needs to weigh in what's important and necessary for themselves and make a decision. A decision that would be right for me might not be right for many because we all bring different priorities to what we need in retirement.
I for one welcome all the expats stories of their locations because it opens a window for myself to look into and decide whether it might be worthwhile for me to look into that location.

Nailed it, perfectly summed up.

Beach Sportsfan will be here every Thursday folks, which happens to be lamb chops night!