It is a pity that, increasingly, Americans are being forced to become medical tourists.
Here is an interesting piece on this issue. In a number of third-world countries, they can get medical procedures, including top-notch care, at a fraction of the cost at home.
http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/11/28/when-thailand-is-in-network-u-s-employers-embrace-medical-to/
What the pity is now you and I are going to pay for medical care for people who don't want to buy their own!
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Medical tourism helps in the economic development of the country and also doesn't burn a hole on the patients wallet. As the cost of medical procedures are increasing in some countries patients are forced to leave to other nations in order to get a tertiary care a t a nominal cost. http://http://www.debsonmedicaltourism.com/
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