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Key Facts
—Public healthcare Foreign residents can access Mexico’s public health system mainly through IMSS, a worker-funded social security scheme that also admits voluntary residents under specific conditions.
—IMSS eligibility Legal residents with a CURP and valid residency card can apply for IMSS voluntary insurance at local offices; tourists and short‑stay digital nomads generally cannot.
—IMSS cost level IMSS voluntary insurance for residents is priced on age bands and can reach tens of thousands of pesos per year for older adults, with pre‑existing conditions often excluded and waiting periods applied.
