Comments on: Is senior health care an untapped opportunity in Mexico?

By: Robin Miller

Robin Miller — Sun, 05 May 2024 19:31:54 +0000

In reply to Ross Sines.

Thank you Ross. I’ve been by myself for 17 years trying to put something together. I’m not familiar with the “others” but I do hear comments about how good it would be here. I should have mentioned in my original post that my idea is for cash payers, not relying on any government agency. I had to deal with this with my mom 30 years ago with cash, in a Tucson facility. There are plenty of opportunities with cash pays, families in the U.S. are not used to taking care of elderly in their homes, the opposite is in Mexico, that’s one of the reasons there’s no senior facilities for Mexicans, well there is one here in Rpcky Point but very small (Casa Hogar I think) Thank you for your feedback.

By: Robert Burns

Robert Burns — Sat, 04 May 2024 01:39:08 +0000

Medical insurance aside, my hope is that Mexicans move into this healthcare field rather than lose it to gringos.

By: Robert Burns

Robert Burns — Sat, 04 May 2024 01:38:16 +0000

In reply to skkelleher11@gmail.com.

You are correct. Those who experience it through selves, family, or employment working within the system know this. Medicaid, at least Medi-Cal here in Alta California, pays for assisted living. Medicare never pays for it unless it’s actually skilled nursing or the like. Medicare doesn’t pay for skilled nursing after about 100 days generally, or so memory says, as if there were a statute of limitations on medical afflictions. So, what do those whiners do in the U.S.A. that they can’t do in México.

By: Robert Burns

Robert Burns — Sat, 04 May 2024 01:33:53 +0000

In reply to Paul Crist.

Now that Mexican immigrants have roots throughout the U.S.A. I predict a change of awareness.

By: Robert Burns

Robert Burns — Sat, 04 May 2024 01:31:23 +0000

In reply to Paul Crist.

Yours is quality material that should be seen in major publications. Beyond the regulatory and anti-fraud costs to address care in another country, the savings would necessarily be dramatic. Ex pats can come back to the U.S.A. and soak “pure medicare” just as my Brit friends in the U.S.A. do in the U.K. Thank you.

By: Robert Burns

Robert Burns — Sat, 04 May 2024 01:25:41 +0000

In reply to Mary Patton.

Beautiful.

By: skkelleher11@gmail.com

skkelleher11@gmail.com — Fri, 03 May 2024 22:25:32 +0000

There seems to be quite a bit of confusion about what healthcare costs are paid for by Medicare / Medicaid (which is very different) or by Medicare replacement plans.
Long term custodial care is generally not covered or at least not covered 100%. Anywhere.
In the United States, senior custodial care is expensive, will consume your total assets and then pay under Medicaid for housing and services if the individual has a medical need.
It’s quite complicated. Everyone would do well to understand the rules and benefits.
Basic custodial and medical Care in Mexico could be a better alternative but again, it won’t likely be under Medicare. Medicare replacement policies still follow for profit strategies so perhaps in the future and under limited circumstances currently.
Plan for the future but it’s hard to know what rules will apply in the future in the US or Mexico.

By: Jorge of the castle

Jorge of the castle — Fri, 03 May 2024 20:16:08 +0000

In reply to Jorge of the castle.

Yvonne, we have a Genworth policy from 2013.

By: Yvonne Guerra

Yvonne Guerra — Fri, 03 May 2024 18:41:47 +0000

In reply to Jorge of the castle.

What insurance company (in the USA) provides an international rider for care in Mexico? Nationwide?

By: Ross Sines

Ross Sines — Fri, 03 May 2024 17:54:11 +0000

In reply to Robin Miller.

I had heard there was a group of our ex-pats here in Puerto Penasco trying to get an assisted living facility established. I am glad you and several others are working towards this goal. I know several of my friends have talked about this for years and wished they could bring their elderly parents here for the care they need at more affordable prices. I really hope you are successful.