Cost of Seguro Popular

living.boondockingmexico@yahoo.com

(the following is a post from an SMA group that was denied so I am posting it here)

 No healthcare is free they all have a cost. If you look at the chart
  below you will see that those in the top income levels will pay more
  than IMSS for the services provided by Seguro Popular. Case in point, I
  doubt that there are any Americans or Canadians living in SMA with an
  income of less than 1000 dollars or roughly 13,000 pesos a month (39,000
  pesos per trimestre) , there are always exceptions. If you are earning
  this amount or show this as income on your FM2 or FM3 you fall into
  decil IX or X which has an annual cost of 4800 to 6000 pesos.

 If you work and earn pesos in Mexico, you may be able to reduce your

income amount through deductions of expenses but I am not sure if Seguro
  Popular looks at gross or net income.

 There are some people who pay nothing for Seguro Popular, those in very
 low income brackets. However, it is not free. We are all paying for
 those who cannot afford it via our taxes or the costs listed in the
 table below. If someone here is getting it for free, I would doubt the
 credibility of their application information.

 I think it would be wise to revisit which option of SP or IMSS would fit
 an individuals needs as well as private medical insurance.

Deciles de ingreso	Ingreso trimestral promedio por hogar	Cuota semestral	Cuota Anual
I	3,537	120	240
II	6,157	180	360
III	8,395	300	600
IV	10,707	540	1080
V	13,284	900	1800
VI	16,511	1140	2280
VII	20,611	1500	3000
VIII	26,209	1800	3600
IX	37,502	2400	4800
X	90,224	3000	6000