People will continue to use medical tourism:

Hundreds of thousands of people will travel to destinations such as India, Taiwan, Mexico, Singapore, Thailand and Costa Rica for medical tourism procedures ranging from dental implants to face-lifts all the way to triple-bypass heart surgeries and even organ transplants. In the meantime, President Obama’s Affordable Health Care Act is still being reviewed by the US Supreme Court and Canadian, British, and citizens from other countries with universal healthcare coverage are still facing long lines to be seen, and lengthy waiting times to be treated.

The fact is that medical tourism is going to continue to thrive as long as prices in the US continue to rise, and as long as people in countries with universal healthcare coverage have to wait to be seen and treated.

Why is medical tourism so attractive?

Most people in so-called First World countries are actually unaware of the quality that is available abroad. However, as more and more people look into treatment options, they are beginning to realize that world-class treatment is available abroad, often at a fraction of what it would cost at home.

For example, meical facilities around the world are requesting and receiving Joint Commission International accreditation. The JCI is the international branch of the Joint Commission, the entity that is in charge of the accreditation of over 19,000 medical facilities in the United States.

Medical centers that receive JCI accreditation undergo the same rigorous process that medical facilities in the United States undergo. In addition, many of the medical facilities that now have JCI accreditation often exceed JCI requirements, meaning that you can expect to receive care that is on par with and often better than the care and treatment you can expect to receive at home.

What about the technology used in medical tourism destinations?

The technology that is now being used in medical tourism destinations is state-of-the-art, as are the treatment techniques that are being employed. Hospitals in Taiwan and other medical tourism destinations are world leaders in technological advances, and doctors are continuously coming up with new and improved treatment techniques. In a country like Costa Rica, for example, cosmetic surgeons have trained plastic surgeons from the United States!

There are other advantages to travel abroad for health care:

Another factor that is making health travel so attractive is that you simply cannot beat the price! Health travelers can expect to save 30% to 70% and sometimes even more.

Take the following story, which is part of a video testimonial for the care, treatment, and price you can expect when you use the services provided by Medical Tours Costa Rica:

The Bob Gentes story:

The price Bob was charged for his surgery in Orlando, Florida was $100,000; and it was unaffordable even though he had an insurance plan. In fact, Bob’s deductible was higher than the price he was charged in Costa Rica for the entire surgery.

“A doctor waiting for me! That’s a new one.” Bob was amazed that there was a doctor waiting for him, but this is not a singular occurrence. In fact, medical tourism patients are generally fast-tracked so that there are no waiting times or long waiting lines. It is part of the VIP treatment every patient can expect to receive when using the services provided by Medical Tours Costa Rica.

Bob received care that was much better than he had expected; and it was actually much better than the care he was used to receiving at home… All at an 80% savings!

Price gaps:

The huge gaps between prices in First World countries and the prices that you can expect to pay at medical tourism destinations are really attention grabbing. According to Uwe Reinhardt, a health care economist at Princeton University, the medical tourism industry has the potential of changing the health care industry in the United States that could mimic “what the Japanese auto industry did to American automakers.”

Out of control health care costs:

The Affordable Health Care Act hasn’t addressed skyrocketing prices the way medical tourism can and has. A medical traveler can expect to pay up to 80% less for a given procedure without sacrificing quality and safety.

Want more information?

If you would like more information or a free quote without obligation, then please call 1-866-665-6433, Monday to Friday from 9 AM to 5 PM U.S. Central Standard Time. You can also fill out the contact form conveniently located on the right-hand side of the page and a medical travel consultant will get in touch with you, generally within one business day, and give you the information or free quote you requested. 

For more options, go to Medical Tourism – IHT World

Looking to add a twist to your next vacation?

Why don’t you combine medical travel and save a bunch in the process?

It’s getting toward the end of May, and you are probably looking forward to your kids getting out of school so you can get away for a couple of weeks during the summer. After all, pending quality time with the family is one of the most rewarding activities regardless of the destination!

However, if you think about it, medical tourism makes sense for the entire family:

Medical travel, medical tourism, health tourism, health travel or however you want to refer to it usually combines a popular exotic vacation spots with medical some sort of medical, dental, or cosmetic surgery treatment, but you will usually enjoy a savings of up to 80%, depending on your chosen procedure.

More and more people are finding out about medical tourism from family, friends, and colleagues who have had great experiences traveling abroad for healthcare.

Is yours a family of four with two school-age children who need dental care?

It seems hard to imagine, but you can travel to Costa Rica, have a great vacation at an all-inclusive resort, visit the dentist, get dental care for the entire family, and you will probably spend less than you would have paid at home just for the dental work!

What if you need a comprehensive medical exam?

If you want to get a complete physical, you can schedule one which will include blood work, oral screening, a treadmill heart stress test, and it will cost you a fraction of what it would have cost at home. And you can get it all in while you are having a great time on your family vacation!

Do you have a high deductible?

Many people run into the problem that they are insured, but they have a very high deductible. In fact, Medical Tours Costa Rica had a patient whose deductible was actually higher than the price he was charged for a double knee replacement operation.

If you are uninsured, if the treatment you seek has not been approved in your home country, or if your insurance will not cover the procedure, then you are a typical candidate for medical tourism.

What about savings on other procedures?

If you need other types of treatment, the savings depends on the type of procedure you need. For example, double knee replacement surgery can cost in excess of $100,000 in the United States. In Costa Rica, the same surgery at a world class hospital by one of the foremost orthopedic surgeons in the region is around $20,000. That’s a savings of over 80%!

If you have been saving up for a procedure at home, you have probably saved enough already to travel to Costa Rica, get the treatment, and spend some time in a luxurious, all-inclusive resort or a recovery spa that will cater to your every need!

Want to find out more?

If you want more information, all you have to do is call 1-866-665-6433, Monday to Friday, from 9 AM to 5 PM Central Standard Time and speak directly to a medical tourism consultant. You can also fill out the contact form conveniently located on the right-hand side of the page, and a consultant will contact you, usually within one business day to give you more information or to assist you in obtaining a free quote without obligation.