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[Gigi Harrison]

Dear Colleen
I have had IMMS insurance for at least twelve or more years.I have used it in Ajijic, and Puerto Vallarta as well as in Guanajuato. I’ve been to their emergency rooms several times and was hospitalized twice. I got no frills, but excellent care. The amount you pay is for one year and INCLUDES preventive care ( checkups, vaccines, medications, lab work, etc) as well as an assigned general practitioner and specialists as needed. Surgery and rehab are fine. I know people who have had open heart surgery, knee, shoulder, and hip replacements, etc. The price per year depends on your age and increases every year. I started paying only a few hundred dollars per year for full coverage(much less than .my copays in the US.) Now at 90 years old I pay almost One thousand US, but still less than my copays in the US. Expect lines ( except in emergencies) and waits for appointments. It has gotten much easier to get appointments now. Years ago you had to to the facility early in the morning to get an appointment. Now it can be done online or by telephone. The services are much more organized than they were when I first started. Many of IMMS’s doctors are the same as those in private practice here. They work one day a week and get a pension on retirement. Give it a try. Gloria