05
Sep
2008
The Rise of Medical Tourism (The WIP, September 08)
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According to the National Coalition of Health Care in America, in 2007, total national health expenditures were expected to rise 6.9 percent—twice the rate of inflation. Healthcare spending is 4.3 times the amount spent on national defense. And although 47 million Americans are uninsured, the United States spends more on healthcare than other industrialized nations.
It is no wonder then that scores of American citizens are heading off to foreign shores for their healthcare needs.
Full piece:
http://thewip.net/contributors/2008/09/the_rise_of_medical_tourism.html
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