IMSS Voluntary Enrollment for Foreign Residents in Mexico
The Seguro de Salud para la Familia charges an annual fee per person by age group, excludes some pre-existing conditions and makes others wait.
Category: Health
Healthcare in Mexico City: IMSS, private insurance, pharmacies, emergency numbers, air quality and altitude, explained in plain English.
Can You Drink Tap Water in Mexico City? Tanks, Jugs and Filters
What the city's water utility says about the network, why cisterns and rooftop tanks matter more than the treatment plant, and how to buy jugs, choose a filter and clean tanks.
Altitude Sickness in Mexico City: Symptoms and How to Adjust
Mexico City is over a mile high. What the CDC says about altitude illness at this elevation, who should talk to a doctor first and how to ease the first few days.
IMSS, ISSSTE and IMSS-Bienestar: Mexico’s Public Health System
Three public systems, three groups of people. How each one works in Mexico City, and the realistic route in for a foreign resident as of November 2026.
Does Medicare Work in Mexico? Coverage Rules for US Retirees
What Medicare pays for south of the border, what Medigap and Medicare Advantage add, and the penalty math behind keeping or dropping Part B while you live in Mexico City.
Private Health Insurance in Mexico: How GMM Policies Work
Most private cover in Mexico is sold as major medical insurance. The terms that decide what you pay, the exclusions to read twice and the free CONDUSEF tools for comparing insurers.
Pharmacies in Mexico: Prescriptions, Antibiotics and the Rules
Mexican pharmacies sell many medicines over the counter, but antibiotics and controlled drugs follow strict prescription rules. What the law says and what to do before you fly in with your own pills.
Mexico City Air Quality Index and Environmental Contingencies
How to read the city's air quality index, when an environmental contingency is declared, which cars stop and where to check live readings.
Emergency Numbers in Mexico City: 911, Locatel and Who to Call
One number, 911, handles police, fire and ambulances across Mexico. The city and federal lines worth saving in your phone, and how to make the call work in Spanish.