Posted on 08/15/2009 8:55:19 AM PDT by Kieri
The entire article is well worth the read but this is the most important information:
" U.S insurers are beginning to test programs to pay for elective medical work overseas. The incentive for patients may include elimination of deductibles and travel for a spouse, as well as paying the cost of hotel and travel.
In these insurance programs, the operative words are "non-emergency" and "cost-effective," according to Dr. Virginia Cardin, a senior healthcare consultant with Frost & Sullivan. The latter involves measuring immediate outcomes and required follow-up care that would be done in the U.S. "
(Excerpt) Read more at computerworld.com ...
The shortage of doctors will result in millions of them coming to America from countries where they studied anatomy on a dog, in a Quonset Hut. Upon graduation from medical school they were given their feather and rattle. God help us!
this, just as Britain is announcing a SuperBug coming from India from those who went to have surgery.
Why in the world would I consider having surgery in a place that cannot ensure that their citizens have a potable water supply?
It really defies all logic.
Mrs. AV
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