Rising Healthcare Costs Drive More Americans Overseas for Surgery

Every year, an estimated $15 billion in healthcare revenue leaves the United States. Due to rising healthcare costs in the USA, an increasing number of Americans are packing their bags and traveling overseas – sometimes great distances – to access cheaper medical care abroad.

Top destinations include regional medical tourism hubs in Costa Rica and Mexico. However, an increasing number of Americans are traveling long distances to exotic destinations like Malaysia and Thailand to get elective and essential surgery without the crushing costs of the American domestic healthcare industry.

Medical surgery has long been associated with elective procedures like plastic …read more