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Who
should
consider
Medical
Tourism?
Most
of our
customers
fall
under
one of
the
following
categories:
1)
Uninsured
The
census
bureau
estimates
that
there
are
almost
45.7
million
Americans
that are
uninsured.
When
these
individuals
are
faced
with
medical
hardships,
medical
tourism
often
turns
out to
be an
attractive
alternative
to
expensive
procedures
in the
US.
2)
Underinsured
Many
individuals
often
find
themselves
in
positions
where
their
insurance
plans do
not
provide
sufficient
coverage.
At
times,
paying
the
entire
cost of
procedures
abroad
is
cheaper
than
paying
the
deductible
and
co-pays
at home.
This is
often
the case
with
dental
procedures.
It is
more
expensive
to have
3-4 root
canals
in the
US with
80%
insurance
than pay
for the
entire
procedure
in India
or
Thailand
including
airfare.
3)
Procedures
that
Insurance
companies
do not
approve
A number
of
medical
tourists
choose
to
travel
abroad
to get
specific
procedures
as
insurance
companies
sometimes
do not
approve
the
course
of
treatment
planned
by
physicians.
For
example:
medical
tourists
often
travel
for IVF
treatment
as
insurance
companies
often do
not
approve
IVF
treatment
until
all
other
fertility
options
have
been
exhausted.
These
options
usually
cost a
lot and
take
more
than a
year to
complete.
4) Avoid
waiting
lists
Medical
tourists
coming
from
countries
with
free
national
healthcare
often
choose
to
travel
abroad
to avoid
long
waiting
times
for non
essential
medical
procedures.
For
example:
Procedures
which
only
improve
comfort
of life
like
Knee
replacement
surgeries
have a
waitlist
of ~18
months
in
Canada.
Patients
are
willing
to pay
for
treatment
abroad
to be
able to
start
walking
sooner.
5)
Elective
surgery
Many
medical
tourists
travel
abroad
seeking
elective
surgery
that are
not
normally
covered
under
insurance
policies.
These
mainly
consist
of
plastic,
cosmetic
and
dental
treatment.
6)
Opportunity
to
travel
Some
tourists
that
have
plans of
travelling
already
made,
chose to
get
minor
medical
treatment
while
abroad.
These
treatments
mainly
consist
of
quick,
outpatient
procedures
like
dental
fillings,
root
canals,
dermatology
treatment.
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