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A bit off-topic, but this is also true of many hospitals. The private insurers and government programs fight with hospitals to drive down rates, so the elite ho
by replicatorblog 10y ago
A bit off-topic, but this is also true of many hospitals. The private insurers and government programs fight with hospitals to drive down rates, so the elite hospitals are aggressively marketing in the Middle East and China for rich patients who can pay the full ticket price. I lived at Children's Hospital with my daughter for ~2 months and ~1/3 of the patients were international.
- dman 10y agoThere is a reverse effect as well, good hospitals in developing countries are aggressively marketing their services for medical tourism by customers in developed nations. I dont know if this has any measurable effects for pricing in those countries.