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A French friend of mine needed some emergency operation while he was in the States. He bought a round trip ticket to Paris, left, got the operation done, came b
by peterwwillis 8y ago
A French friend of mine needed some emergency operation while he was in the States. He bought a round trip ticket to Paris, left, got the operation done, came back to the States. Saved $10,000.
- BadassFractal 8y agoIsn't medical tourism a big industry these days? People flying to India or Mexico for treatment?
- riquito 8y agoIt's not medical tourism if you go back to your home country instead of requesting help to the country you're visiting
- BadassFractal 8y agoHeh that's a good point. Medical homecoming?
- eesmith 8y agoIt isn't? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_tourism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_tourism gives these examples: > in January 2008, Hannaford Bros., a supermarket chain based in Maine, began paying the entire medical bill for employees to travel to Singapore for hip and knee replacements, including travel for the patient and companion ... > In 2000, Blue Shield of California began the United States' first cross-border health plan. Patients in California could travel to one of the three certified hospitals in Mexico for treatment under California Blue Shield.
- peterwwillis 8y agoThat's the opposite of going to your home country.
- eesmith 8y agoD'oh! Yes, now I see how I misread what you wrote.
- chrisper 8y agoWhat kind of emergency surgery is it if you can fly 9 hours before and after going to surgery?
- peterwwillis 8y agoWhere in my statement did I say that? Though of course there are many kinds of emergency surgery and flying certainly does not restrict all of them.
- chrisper 8y agoIt's literally your entire comment...
- peterwwillis 8y agoI said he left, got the operation done, and came back. I didn't say it was within 9 hours of flying.