Thread: Mexico Offers Health Insurance for Migrants' Kin

Mexico Offers Health Insurance for Migrants' Kin

Saturday, September 5, 2009 1:10 AM

MEXICO CITY -- Mexico's Health Department says it will launch a pilot program to encourage migrants working in the United States to sign up their families in Mexico for the Mexican government's low-income health insurance program.

The department says the program will start in the state of Colorado, and will eventually be extended to other states, mainly through Mexican consulate.

The "Seguro Popular" insurance program offers low-cost coverage to people not covered by other plans.

The department said in a statement Friday the program was part of a plan to achieve full health coverage for Mexicans by 2012.

Nearly 12 million Mexicans live in the United States.

http://www.newsmax.com/international/lt ... 56738.html

Good that they are stepping up to the plate, as they should know by now that we taxpayers have absolutely no interest in covering Mexicans with our tax dollars. Would be great if we could convince the rest of the world.