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Here's an idea. You'll quickly find many challenges/problems with it, but if you can fix those (that's called innovation) you'll have something. Many immigrant
by petervandijck 15y ago
Here's an idea. You'll quickly find many challenges/problems with it, but if you can fix those (that's called innovation) you'll have something.
Many immigrants to the US go back to their home country for surgery and similar health services. It's cheaper and often better. Why can't non-first-generation-immigrants take advantage of the same services easily? Ie. why can't you easily go to countryX and cheaply get your teeth fixed?
- zorked 15y agoAirBNB for offshore medical services. That could be a billion-dollar business in fact.
- joelhaasnoot 15y agoOnce people find a doctor they like (and a foreign hospital), they stick with them, and would be going behind your back to get follow-up/repeat treatment. Not to mention all the redtape
- petervandijck 15y agoRight. And you're saying you could not figure out ways to fix these problems? Innovate!
- petervandijck 15y agoThere's the high-concept pitch.
- Vivtek 15y agoYeah, we go to Hungary for our major dental work and have always thought you could organize groups to do the same. "Bridges and Bridges", alluding to the bridges on the Danube in Budapest.
- keeptrying 15y agoThe market for this already exists. Its called "Medical Tourism". Basically middlemen (or a startup) hook up a potential surgery customer to a hospital + hotel (5 star usually). They sell you a complete package including air fare, taxis, rental cars and hotel stay. And of course the surgery. And it still comes to about 1/4th the cost of surgery in the US. Its a $10 billion industry if not more. And its going to grow I believe.