Can it make sense to get some procedures done abroad, in countries where quality is good but prices are a fraction of what they are at home? Not so fast - there can be pitfalls, too. A look at the pluses and minuses.
The top 5 most in-demand medical and dental tourism procedures
BeautyInsider.sg As is by now common knowledge, medical tourism is driven by high health care costs in the United States and to a lesser extent in western Europe and Canada, as well as sometimes long wait times in countries where costs may be somewhat lower but national healthcare plans impose longer wait times for elective and non-essential procedures. Concretely, cost savings can add up to as much as 70 percent less than in medical tourists´ home counties, and and quality of care (assuming…
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