Surgeries overseas could save thousands of dollars
A growing number of Americans who can’t afford health care are getting around that problem by going overseas to have surgery, and the term "medical tourism" could be changing American medical care. There are an estimated 45 million uninsured people in the United States. Last year, 500,000 people, primarily those uninsured, traveled overseas for medical treatment. PlanetHospital.com arranges for medical procedures in hospitals in Mexico, Costa Rica, India, Singapore and Thailand. Doctors perform everything from cosmetic to open heart surgery at a fraction of the cost. For example, a $75,000 heart bypass surgery in the United States costs just $7,000 in India; A gastric bypass operation that costs $25,000 here costs $6,000 in Costa Rica; and a $47,000 knee replacement surgery costs $26,000 in Singapore.
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