Employers all over the world, and USA as top country, are looking for new alternatives that will help them to cut cost.
Costs for healthcare have been a hot topic for many years. National healthcare expenditures reached $2.2 trillion in 2006 as mentioned by the Blue Cross Blueshield Association. So, small employers are saving money by sending their employees overseas for less expensive medical procedures.
We are referring to health problems such as coronary artery bypasses, hip and knee replacements and spinal surgeries. These procedures cost 30%-80% less in foreign countries than in USA.
Medical tourism is a fast growing industry; experts say that by 2010 it will reach $40 billion

Brazil, India, Singapore, Costa Rica, Thailand and South Africa will encounter about 1million Americans seeking out top quality doctors and hospitals in 2007.

Source: http://www.weltax.com/2007/05/medical-tourism.html

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