Mexico City gives medical insurance to tourists

Mexico City gives medical insurance to tourists MEXICO CITY — The Mexico City government has launched a program to provide medical insurance to cover tourists who face health problems while visiting the capital. Mayor Marcelo Ebrard says the program was proposed during the April swine flu outbreak that battered the tourism industry in the city, which is visited by about 7 million tourists each year. The city government stressed Tuesday that the program will cover treatment for swine flu, as well as treatment for other health emergencies. The city will pay the deductible cost of $30 for the plan, which will be available through December. Tourism authorities say hotel occupancy is back up to about 59 percent, after having fallen to as low as five percent around the time of the outbreak.