| Medical travel to India, Costa Rica, Thailand, and | | | | surgeries and treatments received in Thailand. |
| Mexico provides the perfect opportunity to | | | | Health travel is recognized by many countries as |
| combine travel for pleasure with receiving surgery | | | | a national industry and is, therefore, protected |
| and healthcare treatments at a half the cost one | | | | with the highest caliber technology and the very |
| could find in the U.S. The American healthcare | | | | best trained staff and doctors. |
| system has become a quagmire of uncertain | | | | State Of The Art Care |
| rates, long waits for surgeries and other | | | | A growing number of Americans are increasingly |
| procedures, and an insurance headache for many | | | | displeased with the lack of quality care at home. |
| insured people. | | | | Procedures that can save lives or are more |
| Instead of waiting indefinitely for a procedure of | | | | effective often get stuck in clinical trials for years |
| unknown cost in the U.S., Mexico medical travel | | | | in the U.S. As the American medical industry |
| enables one to enjoy the benefits and savings of | | | | disallows many procedures, or has only recently |
| healthcare abroad. Medical travel, also known as | | | | begun to allow them, doctors abroad are actually |
| health travel, takes advantage of fixed pricing, | | | | more skilled than American doctors in many of |
| which is often at a third to half the price of the | | | | these newer procedures. |
| same procedures and treatments offered in the | | | | Uninsured Americans are often unable to afford |
| U.S. Medical travel abroad also boasts | | | | the cost of having life-saving procedures, but by |
| state-of-the-art technology and highly trained | | | | going abroad; they can afford to have these |
| doctors and healthcare staff, ensuring you will | | | | surgeries. Most health travel organizers offer |
| receive only the best healthcare. | | | | financing in installments for all types of procedures |
| Significant Savings | | | | - which is not usually an option at all in the U.S. |
| One distinct advantage of health travel is that | | | | Other insured travelers turn to Mexico medical |
| patients know ahead of time exactly how much | | | | travel for cutting edge procedures such as weight |
| the procedure will cost. Another advantage to | | | | loss surgery and cosmetic surgery that are |
| traveling abroad for surgery is that most | | | | considered elective procedures according to their |
| countries abroad have arrangements in place for | | | | U.S. insurance company. |
| family members of patients to stay in nearby | | | | The Benefits Of Medical Travel |
| guest suites. There are recovery resorts available | | | | Convenience and familiarity make Mexico health |
| in many locations that allow you to recuperate | | | | travel the best choice for Americans. Daily flights |
| from your procedure in comfort, as you would | | | | connect these neighbors on practically an hourly |
| expect from any other type of vacation. | | | | basis. Most doctors one would encounter in |
| Because of the worldwide availability of lower | | | | Mexico have been trained either in the U.S. or |
| cost care, travelers are turning to Costa Rica, | | | | England and the majority of them speak English. |
| Thailand, India and Mexico for surgery. Healthcare | | | | Mexico's hospitals offer the very best in |
| services in Costa Rica cost between 50 to 70 | | | | healthcare technology in their world-class facilities, |
| percent less than in the U.S. You can expect to | | | | all at a significantly lower cost than one could find |
| spend one-tenth of the American cost for | | | | in the U.S. |