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Medical Vacations: The Retiree Health-Care Solution? -
12 Aug 2008, Motley Fool
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"The debate over U.S. health-care reform rages on. But why wait for someone else to dictate your future? You have many options -- if you're willing to take a vacation. If recovering from a medical procedure while lying on a palm-swept beach, relaxing by the hotel pool, or shopping for terrific bargains sounds good, then medical vacations may be exactly the right solution for you. From hip replacement to heart surgery, more people are discovering the advantages of traveling abroad for their medical needs..." Open full report
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MEDICAL TOURISM: HEALTH CARE FREE TRADE -
12 Aug 2008, National Center for Policy Analysis
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"Global competition in health care is allowing more patients from developed countries to travel for medical reasons to regions once characterized as “third world.” Many of these “medical tourists” are not wealthy, but are seeking high quality medical care at affordable prices. To meet the growing demand, entrepreneurs are building technologically advanced facilities in India, Thailand, Latin America and elsewhere, and are hiring physicians, technicians and nurses trained to American and European standards to run them..." Open full report
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Would you go to India for surgery to save 80 grand? -
06 Aug 2008, WalletPop
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"You are probably aware of the growing medical tourism business in joint replacement, cardiac bypass and gastric bypass surgery in India, Thailand and other far East countries. There, vast, brand-new hospitals staffed with American-trained surgeons and nurses offer such procedures at a dramatically lower cost than in the U.S...." Open full report
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