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Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "medical tourism"
Amid Health Crisis, More Americans Going Abroad for Care
Mridu Khullar, The Wip. September 12, 2008.
With health care costs rising at twice the pace of inflation, Americans are heading off to foreign shores for their medical needs.
Medical Tourism Is Great -- for Those Who Can Afford It
Niko Karvounis, Health Beat. August 21, 2008.
Americans going abroad to deal with their medical problems would only cut health costs 1-2 percent -- not enough to solve our greater crisis.