Beaches, Buttocks and Medical Tourism

Posted on 3 May 2010 in Uncategorized by admin

Medical Tourism is a fast-growing trend in the search for the perfect body, or a money saving medical procedure like replacing a hip or getting your teeth straight.

And for costly medical procedures for the uninsured and underinsured, treatment abroad may be the only answer.

Some studies like the All Medical Tourism report say the cost of surgery in India, Thailand and South Africa can be one-tenth of what it is in the United States and Western Europe. Sometimes even less.

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Health care reform alternative: Medical tourism

Posted on 27 March 2010 in Uncategorized by admin

So you’re not thrilled with the new healthcare reform package signed into law today by President Barack Obama. What can you do?

Well, you can be like talk radio host Rush Limbaugh and move to Costa Rica as a way of protesting the new law. Better yet, you can combine your love of travel with your need for medical care by experiencing medical tourism.

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