I don't think so. The guy moved his parents there and went with them. He did it to be responsible -- and if the story's to be believed, he made a good decision.
If it were a "play" for socialized medicine, it would have centered on all the elderly who divest themselves of their assets to qualify for Medicaid. We have a real problem here and this guy found a free-market solution.
It hardly glorified socialism.
Perhaps I should have been more specific. If his parents can get a higher standard of care by moving to India, and they approve of the move (assuming that they're mentally fit to approve, otherwise, they need to have the decision made for them...) then I am all for it. Particularly if the guy moves there with them - shows that he's serious about the situation, and not "outsourcing his parents", like the headline implies.
I think that the actual article (or maybe the author's opinion?) is a all about socialized medicine. Nearly every paragraph mentions the "crippling cost" of health care in this country.
Is the cost of care here high? Sure. But, given the choice, I'll take some care that's expensive, vs no care at all.
I'll be curious to watch how this plays out - I'd not heard of Europeans headed to India for care. Makes total sense, I'd just not heard of it. I wonder what demand will do to the cost of care there?