Los Angeles Times Examines Medical Tourism
Arnold Milstein, chief physician for the consulting company Mercer Health & Benefits, said that, in 10 to 15 years, "the best offshore hospitals will routinely be included in networks offered to insured Americans." Josef Woodman, author of a book on medical tourism titled "Patients Beyond Borders," said that hospitals in other nations often are "not just as nice as American hospitals -- they're three times as nice." Patrick Marsek -- managing director of MedRetreat, which facilitates medical tourism -- said, "Many people just can't afford the procedures here in the U.S., and the value overseas is so much greater."
However, medical tourism is not a "worry-free venture," with concerns about the "training of foreign doctors," the "conditions of far-flung facilities," the "legal limbo should something go awry" and the "wisdom of getting on long-haul flights after major surgery," the Times reports (Taylor, Los Angeles Times, 7/2).
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