Setting up overseas “hospice” clinics for Americans could well be one of the greatest opportunities “created” by 0bama et al. Think about it. An HMO sets up shop somewhere in the Caribbean and either buys or partners with an exiting hotel. It wouldn’t even have to be a super AAA hotel, it could just be “nice”. I’m talking about a serious, high quality medical facility and rehab hospital. With an affiliated resort, of course! It could become a “faddish” way to take care of elders on track to die. The families could stay at the resorts while the elders are placed in comfortable rehab. Such a resort could attract high quality doctors, and would already be mostly built. It’s a great idea, if I say so myself.
That already exists in some places. It’s a great idea, particularly if high deductable, catastrophic were available. Of course non-US health care concerns would have a distinct advantage, since BHO wants American companies paying US income tax on offshore income, but no matter. But not to die, to get treatment. I’d pay for insurance with a $10m or $20m deductable if enabled me to get necessary cancer or heart treatment at Mayo-Aruba in a week, vs 90 days in the US. Or if the treatment wasn’t available in the US. Obviously the higher the deductable, the fewer patients, but I suspect it could be done in the $5m to $25m range.