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Rising premiums drive cancellations of major medical insurance in Mexico
In Mexico, higher premiums are driving people to cancel major medical insurance.
Insurance data show that 15.2 million people had this coverage at the end of the second quarter of 2026, down from 16.2 million a year earlier.
Industry figures put average premium increases at 24%, while increases for older adults have ranged from 60% to 80%.
The number of people covered fell by 5.7%, leaving fewer people with this financial protection for medical costs.
Complaints against insurers rose 17% to 18% in the first nine months of 2026, but medical insurance made up about 10% of complaints.
Most complaints concern car insurance, including disputes over denied claims, repair delays and repair costs; no further steps are specified.
Rising premiums are the main reason people in Mexico are cancelling major medical insurance, a Condusef official told Expansión.
The number of people covered fell by one million in a year, to 15.2 million at the end of the second quarter of 2026.
That was down from 16.2 million in the same period of 2025, a decline of 5.7%.
Industry data show average policy increases of 24%, while increases for older adults range from 60% to 80%.
Medical insurance accounts for about 10% of complaints against insurers, the official said.
- Who
- People insured under major medical insurance in Mexico.
- What
- Rising premiums are prompting cancellations, and the number of people covered fell by one million in a year.
- When
- The figures compare the second quarter of 2026 with the same period of 2025.
- Where
- Mexico.
- Why
- The cost of premiums has increased; industry data show average policy increases of 24%, and increases of 60% to 80% for older adults.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Mexico had 16.2 million people covered by major medical insurance at the end of the second quarter.
The number covered had fallen to 15.2 million, a decline of 5.7% from the same period of 2025.
Complaints filed with Condusef against the insurance sector increased by 17% to 18% compared with the same period of 2025.
- Covered people, Q2 2026
- 15.2 million
- Covered people, Q2 2025
- 16.2 million
- Yearly decline
- 5.7%, or one million people
- Average policy increase
- 24%
- Increases for older adults
- 60% to 80%
- Share of complaints concerning medical insurance
- Approximately 10%
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What people are saying
The effect of the increase in the costs of premiums for these insurance policies has been reflected mainly in the cancellation of the products
The increase in premium costs has had a greater impact on the cancellation of medical insurance and has been reflected to a lesser extent in complaints that users submit to Condusef