[buckalfa]

The golden rule will apply in American medicine. Them whom has the gold (cash) will rule (can obtain) in healthcare overseas.

[Tilted Irish Kilt]

Seriously , is there a website that can direct you to medical tourism locations ?
For exmple: a certain hernia surgery may cost $30,000 in the States, but,
the same surgery costs less than $6,000. (out of pocket) in Mexico.
Is there a central guidance website which directs cheapest cost surgery, considering the outlandish Stateside prices for OBummerCare ?

[SeeSharp]

So... will there be no more innovation in surgery now?

And if we are to be encouraged to shop abroad for surgery, why shouldn’t we do the same for pharmaceuticals?

[a fool in paradise]

Of course, you won’t find the same medical malpractice courts as in America. You won’t find the subsidizing of illegal immigrants in the HR for non-emergency treatment (which pads out the costs of others’ hospital visits).

[central_va]

If you bought a surplus medical ship you could refit and sit 12 miles off the coast and helo in/out the patients.

[central_va]

We need bigger quotas for H-1b doctors that will work for 5 bucks an hour. /sarc

[Larry Lucido]

I can see traveling to Israel to save $140,000 on heart surgery. I can’t see traveling to India to save $3900 on Lasik.

Besides, I’ve heard a rumor that India is a “dreadful, dreadful place.”

And even if I can get a decent bowl of curry, it won’t have beef in it.

Um, what were we talking about?

[Controlling Legal Authority]

A friend goes to Costa Rica for any major dental work. He does fly for free though. The docs there set up everything for him from pickup to departure. He saves a lot of money doing that.

[TBP]

Saving money is not on their agenda. You might find ways not to be dependent.

[Cementjungle]

My wife and I have been going to Costa Rica for any major dental work for years... implants, crowns, scaling, etc. A new porcelain crown is about $550, my implant was about $1500. The quality of the work is great.

The hotels are full of people having dental work or LASIK's done down there. My wife also had a tummy tuck and facelift done down there, and that all went fine... saved a ton.

[bgill]

No thanks. I’ll take Western medicine along with their high prices over turd world witch doctors.