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Wednesday, July 4th 2018
A Look Inside San Miguel’s Newest Hospital: Hospital MAC
As a resident of San Miguel, you may have heard some rumblings in the past few months regarding the new hospital in town: Hospital MAC. The newest hospital in a chain of respected hospitals with locations in six cities across Mexico (including Guadalajara and Celaya), Hospital MAC opened in San Miguel de Allende in August 2017. If you haven’t had a chance to get the lowdown on Hospital MAC, that’s what this post is for!
Wednesday, June 27th 2018
An Expats Guide to the Mexican Election
WeExpats is not affiliated with any political party and is providing this unbiased guide for a basic understanding of the elections. Please email justin@weexpats.com if you find an inaccuracies.
Friday, June 15th 2018
7 Reasons to Move to Panama
For its natural beauty, tropical weather, and low cost of living, many American tourists have begun moving to Panama.
Monday, June 4th 2018
The Best Language Schools in San Miguel de Allende
Life in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico offers expats a range of beneficial advantages and thrilling experiences. With delicious cuisine, a beautiful desert landscape, exciting cultural celebrations, and various galleries chock full of impressive art around town, there’s plenty of exciting aspects to living in this central Mexican town.
Monday, April 9th 2018
Conversation with an Expat: Brigham Golden
Brigham Golden Brigham Golden, known as DJ BGolden to those visiting lively venues in the magical Mexican town of San Miguel de Allende has been an expat more than once. “After graduating from college, I wanted to explore the world,” he reminisces with an air of excitement.
Thursday, April 5th 2018
Filing U.S. Taxes as an Expat: 4 Things You Need to Know
Living abroad can be a breeze in many respects from the slowing down of life pace to a reduced cost of living. That said, there are inevitably a few elements that require navigation and learning. For example, understanding the ins and outs of filing U.S. taxes as an expat may be new territory for you.
Friday, September 1st 2017
Health Insurance Buyers Guide for Latin American Expats
Are you an expat living abroad? Click here to learn more about insurance options for expats living in Latin American countries.
Friday, August 11th 2017
The Difference between Health Insurance and Travel Insurance in Latin America
Living here in Latin America, we are fortunate to have access to excellent healthcare and doctors, being prepared for the costs of unexpected health treatment should be a top priority.
Friday, August 11th 2017
Medical Costs in Costa Rica; A Brief Comparison to the US
Unknown to many North Americans, Costa Rica has a quality health care system in place: CCSS. It stands for Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social,.
Tuesday, August 1st 2017
Should an expat get international or national health insurance?
Are you looking at the differences between international health care and local/national healthcare? Click our article to learn more about what we recommend.
Wednesday, June 7th 2017
Obamacare and the Expat: What are you paying for?
Did you know that living abroad allows Expats to opt out of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Plans (Obamacare)? Are you still paying outrageous US health insurance premiums for coverage that might not even reach to where you are living abroad? We speak weekly to people paying thousands of US dollars a month for their ACA plans with deductibles as high as $6,000 or $7,000. When we ask why, a lot of the answers are, “We thought we had to” or, “We want the option to have care in the US”. Regardless of your political view of what is happening with Obamacare in the US, as of now it is still the law of the land and affects you.
Thursday, February 16th 2017
Flying to and from San Miguel
Flying to and from San Miguel de Allende can be a pain because it does not have its own airport. Most people fly into León or Querétaro via a connection in Dallas, Houston, or Los Angeles.
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