This article discusses something similar, although it's about (possibly illegal) private clinics and not medical tourism.
For me, the problem is that based on the US government's track record of providing health care, which on the one hand is incredibly waste and fraud ridden, and on the other hand has had a lot of spectacular failures to provide proper care to people who need it... well. This:
... That'd be pretty awesome. But I think the chances of it being done here are only slightly less likely than me winning the lottery without buying a ticket. Instead, I expect increased costs, soaring debt, a decreased overall standard of care, and more fraudsters than ever.
-Morgan.
For me, the problem is that based on the US government's track record of providing health care, which on the one hand is incredibly waste and fraud ridden, and on the other hand has had a lot of spectacular failures to provide proper care to people who need it... well. This:
Valles Wrote:system actually designed to efficiently provide care for the sick (in order to produce 'profit' in the form of good health for the entire population who are 'shareholders' of the government. The result - lowered personal and systematic expenditures on health care for no loss or even an increase in effectiveness
... That'd be pretty awesome. But I think the chances of it being done here are only slightly less likely than me winning the lottery without buying a ticket. Instead, I expect increased costs, soaring debt, a decreased overall standard of care, and more fraudsters than ever.
-Morgan.