On Medical Tourism

Insurance Journal is running an interesting
article on Medical Tourism today:

Many Americans choose to go overseas because they face crippling medical expenses for treatments performed in the
United States, said Peter Lindland, chief executive of Medical Nomad, a Florida-based Web site providing information for prospective
medical tourists.

Surgeries are cheaper in Third World countries where salaries and litigation expenses are lower, Lindland
said.[...]

It seems like an interesting concept to me, as well as an illustrative example to shed some light on just how expensive
health care is in the U.S.

I wonder if some health insurers ought to be looking into this sort of strategy to help reign in some costs…..