Toward Better Access to Health Insurance Coverage for U.S. Retirees in Mexico

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Main Author: Davis C. Warner
Format: Artículo científico
Language:en
Published: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública 2001
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contents Toward Better Access to Health Insurance Coverage for U.S. Retirees in Mexico Davis C. Warner Lauren R. Jahnke Salud Cost Health Mexico Insurance Retirement Many retirees from the United States of America have limited health insurance coverage while living in mexico. Medicare and Medicaid benefits are not portable to other countries and Medigap(private secure that supplements Medicare) is very limited. This causes economic and medical hardships and serves as a barrier to retirement to Mexico. Increasing numbers of U.S. retirees will be interested in moving to Mexico in the future because of the climate, the culture and the lower cost of living. The numbers are increasing as a result of several factors such as aging “baby boomers” and the rapidly growing Mexican-origin population in the U.S.A. who are citizens or permanent residents but would like to return to their communities of origin after working in the U.S.A. There are several policy initiatives that could provide oportunities for improving health insurance coverage for these retirees that could be cost-effective. 2001 artículo científico 0036-3634 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=10643110 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=106 Salud Pública de México application/pdf Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública Salud Pública de México (México) Num.1 Vol.43
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publishDate 2001
publisher Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública
spellingShingle Toward Better Access to Health Insurance Coverage for U.S. Retirees in Mexico
Davis C. Warner
Salud
Cost
Health
Mexico
Insurance
Retirement
Toward Better Access to Health Insurance Coverage for U.S. Retirees in Mexico Davis C. Warner Lauren R. Jahnke Salud Cost Health Mexico Insurance Retirement Many retirees from the United States of America have limited health insurance coverage while living in mexico. Medicare and Medicaid benefits are not portable to other countries and Medigap(private secure that supplements Medicare) is very limited. This causes economic and medical hardships and serves as a barrier to retirement to Mexico. Increasing numbers of U.S. retirees will be interested in moving to Mexico in the future because of the climate, the culture and the lower cost of living. The numbers are increasing as a result of several factors such as aging “baby boomers” and the rapidly growing Mexican-origin population in the U.S.A. who are citizens or permanent residents but would like to return to their communities of origin after working in the U.S.A. There are several policy initiatives that could provide oportunities for improving health insurance coverage for these retirees that could be cost-effective. 2001 artículo científico 0036-3634 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=10643110 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=106 Salud Pública de México application/pdf Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública Salud Pública de México (México) Num.1 Vol.43
title Toward Better Access to Health Insurance Coverage for U.S. Retirees in Mexico
topic Salud
Cost
Health
Mexico
Insurance
Retirement
url https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=10643110