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"This February, a 26-year-old Californian woman and her mother boarded a Continental flight for Costa Rica. When they arrived at the Sán Jose International Airport, a driver in a white van picked them up and took them to the five-star Intercontinental hotel. But the woman (who asked only to be identified by her first name, Jessica) hadn’t traveled to the city known as the Big Pineapple only to relax by the pool. She had flown more than 2,500 miles to undergo a weight-loss surgery—for a fraction of the price back at home.
Including airfare and accommodations (for her and her mom), Jessica saved $7,500 by choosing to go under the knife in Sán Jose instead of San Diego. “I thought it was such a good deal,” says Jessica, who needed to lose weight for medical reasons.
Jessica is what’s known as a “medical tourist,” and she’s one of an increasing number of Americans now seeking health care abroad for financial reasons. A new survey funded by Your Surgery Abroad, an online directory of medical tourism, found that more than 60 percent of Americans are willing to leave the country for cheaper medical services. “As people’s budgets in America are getting tighter, they’re much more inclined to start thinking about going abroad to save money,” says Adam Nethersole, the managing director of Your Surgery Abroad."
More at: The Human Condition : Medical Tourism Appeals to 60 Percent of Americans. Are You One of Them?
Including airfare and accommodations (for her and her mom), Jessica saved $7,500 by choosing to go under the knife in Sán Jose instead of San Diego. “I thought it was such a good deal,” says Jessica, who needed to lose weight for medical reasons.
Jessica is what’s known as a “medical tourist,” and she’s one of an increasing number of Americans now seeking health care abroad for financial reasons. A new survey funded by Your Surgery Abroad, an online directory of medical tourism, found that more than 60 percent of Americans are willing to leave the country for cheaper medical services. “As people’s budgets in America are getting tighter, they’re much more inclined to start thinking about going abroad to save money,” says Adam Nethersole, the managing director of Your Surgery Abroad."
More at: The Human Condition : Medical Tourism Appeals to 60 Percent of Americans. Are You One of Them?
