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pinksugarsub -> Shipping Health Care Overseas (11/15/2007 5:43:44 AM)
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Maybe you're going to have surgery, a serious but routine procedure like hip replacement, cataract removal, a heart bypass.
Would you prefer to have it done at your local hospital or at one in Singapore, Thailand or Costa Rica? That's a choice Americans are increasingly being asked to make.
"Medical tourism" — traveling overseas for medical care — was first embraced by consumers. But it's now also being looked at by employers and health insurance companies.
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[Mod Note: You can read this article in it's entirety at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=16294182&ft=1&f=1]
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