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Savings Examples |
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| About 500,000 Americans traveled overseas last year to undergo surgeries that cost two to three times more in the United States, according to the National Coalition on Health Care.
Medical tourism has taken off in the last few years, with American employer-sponsored health insurance premiums skyrocketing 87 percent over the last six years. The Kaiser Family Foundation estimates that American family health coverage currently costs about $11,500 a year, with workers spending nearly $3,000 out of their own pockets annually.
As a medical tourist in another country, you eliminate the red tape. And right there, you can save as much as 80% right off the bat. Because now, your dollars are actually going to the surgeons, anesthesiologists and other hospital workers who are attending to you during your surgical procedure. Whereas in the United States, your money is going to the insurance company and then the insurance company money is being used to pay paper shufflers.
An example of savings is below |
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Procedures |
US Cost |
India |
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Heart Bypass |
$130,000 |
$10,000 |
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Heart Valve Replacement |
$160,000 |
$9,000 |
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Angioplasty |
$57,000 |
$11,000 |
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Hip Replacement |
$43,000 |
$9,000 |
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Hysterectomy |
$20,000 |
$3,000 |
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Knee Replacement |
$40,000 |
$8,500 |
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Spinal Fusion |
$62,000 |
$5,500 |
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*Approximate retail costs, US figures based on HCUP data, intl. figures based on hospital quotes in named countries. Travel and lodging additional. |
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