Yanks find cure in Asia
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This figure, though small, may hearten Yankees in India, Thailand and Singapore, who must be tired of telling their fellow Americans about the low-price, high-quality treatments they could receive.
For obvious reasons, the American healthcare and insurance community frown upon medical travel, and it remains a dirty secret. However, the 45 million uninsured living in healthcare hell are starting to see the light.
Take William Nilsson from Utah. An old knee injury returned 50 years later. Without insurance, Willie thought he was doomed, until he found Healthbase.com, a Boston-based medical tourism facilitator.
He flew to India and received US$6,500 knee surgery after US$30,000 quotes at home. “The doctors who treated me were very professional. They would visit our room many times a day.” He rated the quality of care on top of the 10 scale.
Or how about 61-year-old Anne Grant, a prominent, though underinsured, Rhode Islander with a bad hip? She looked to American doctors for hip resurfacing before deciding on Dr. Vijay Bose in Chennai, India.
She told the Providence Journal he had sent the most detailed response and the best price
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