Saturday, June 18, 2011

Healing Holidays - Medical Tourism at its Best

For centuries, people have traveled far and wide to be healed, and today all the information available at the fingertips, patients still trust their health care in the hands of doctors for thousands of miles away. But with the number of uninsured tied at 47 million, a number of those who are not covered by dental insurance at 120 million, the medical scenario in the U.S. is awesome with no end in sight.

The increase in medical costs and reduced health benefits, is taking a heavy toll on those with either no or limited insurance cover. At a time when health benefits are most sought, people are struggling to stay healthy instead of fear of the growth of medical bills. More often than not, the decision to stay healthy is taken directly from their hands and land them in emergency rooms, where they were cared for at the moment, but the lifetime of medical bills they choke to death. Even for those who live under a false security blanket that they are insured, having paid a fat premium for all its productive years on the warranty that will ensure quality health care when they need it most, they were in for a rude shock when news broke that the California blue Cross, the state's largest health insurance providers have been guilty of systematically insured the fall, when they become sick or pregnant.

In a scenario such as this, are often forced to seek alternative and one of the most attractive on the horizon to travel to other countries, which promise the same medical attention, if not better than 1/10th the cost of a hospital in the United States. But what finally clinches deal for the patient, to board a plane and travel 10,000 miles for the first time in his life, the promise of rest in an exotic place thrown in as part of the healing process.

the promise of a world-class treatment in either the Joint Commission International (JCI) accredited hospitals in India, China, Thailand, Philippines and others, extended stay pleasant and patient and family in hospital rooms that offer luxury five star hotel room and available 24 hours a registered nurse beats the odds of treatment here. In addition to crippling costs, the hospital budgets should be here is a shorter and shorter post-operative stays, which does not bode well with the elderly and pregnant women.

Although in the past ten years, medical tourism in these countries is booming, thanks to half a million foreign patients in India, I was until last year, there are still several million people who are hesitant to take the first step and research the information you need to put your mind and body at rest with the medical opportunities elsewhere. For those who are not so different patients, the Global Health Care Leaders have stepped in to find a low cost, and quality of care. One of only three organizations that promote medical tourism here in the United States, Global HCF is just a click away from making a smooth transition to the hospital for someone else tlu.Organizacija based in Cookeville, Tennessee not only helps the patient a partner with the right doctors, it also makes travel arrangements, take care of accommodation and food from the consolidated account at the end of a pleasant vacation healing.

For those cynics who believe in the stories floating around the set operation, Dr. Bill Thomas, the brain behind the Global HCF, a seasoned traveler himself says that although life-saving medical procedures like heart surgery, cancer treatment and elective surgery as what are dental implants and cosmetic surgery at less cost as 1/10th the cost of proceedings in the U.S., it is not due to lack of expertise, rather than lack of malpractice suits and high administrative costs, which has crippled the health care industry ovdje.Operacije which will cost $ 50,000 and more, here in hospital costs alone can be performed for as little as $ 10,000 all inclusive cost of medical and vacation package, a realistic amount that can be put together with the savings and loans. Global HCF care to see that they partner with JCI certified hospital. In most cases, doctors are trained in the U.S. and Europe and have an impeccable career record, with less than one percent of the electricity price.

countries like India that are actively promoting medical tourism is increasingly seeking JCI certification, to instill faith in the medical tourists who come to them, very well understood that publicity generated by a set operation could de-rail the growing industry, it is expected that will jump 30 percent each year. In addition to hospitals equipped with the latest advanced medical diagnostic equipment, an Indian pharmaceutical companies also meet the stringent requirements of U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Medical progress has meant that Indian doctors are now able to run again hip area of ​​the project, among others, where the damaged bone scraped away and replaced with chrome alloy, an operation that costs less and causes less post-operative trauma than traditional hip replacement procedure done in the United States.

For those who refuse to believe that nothing can surpass the treatment available here in the U.S., there are statistics showing that doctors in these developing countries, have far more knowledge and greater success rate in dealing with complicated life-saving surgery but the doctors here in the U.S., only thanks to the sheer volume of surgeries are done on a daily basis. In addition, in most cases, the treatment here in the U.S. is hardly an option for those with little or no insurance. In such a scenario, if you travel to exotic destinations would mean that they can be cured and lead a productive life after the operation, instead of wasting away looking expensive, medical care, then it certainly seems true that one chance.

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