Healthcare overseas...we know it is excellent

Want to save a ton of money on a surgical procedure?...Consider going abroad...seriously.

Up to 500,000 Americans went overseas last year...to have a operation done. Why?

It is cheaper than having it done in the US...that is why.

There is a whole new industry spawned by the soaring cost of healthcare here in the US. They call it medical tourism...healthcare combined with vacations.

Healthcare overseas myths

We have been brainwashed into thinking that healthcare is only "good" here in the US. Folks, I love living in the United States...but some Americans think that the rest of the world is backward.

If your only overseas experience is getting off the cruise ship in Jamaica I caution you not to put the rest of the world in the same basket.

European and Asian economies are stronger than ours. They can afford to go anywhere they choose for a surgical procedure. They are not exactly flocking to the US for hip replacements.

Compare the costs

From Costa Rica, Mexico, Singapore and New Zealand here are a few examples of what you can save with healthcare overseas... US price...foreign price:

• Facelift...$12000...$2000
• Knee replacement...$65,000...$10,000
• Lasik eye surgery...$1000 per eye...$250 per eye
• Heart bypass surgery...$130,000...$16,000
• Dental crown...$1200...$200

Our story

In 1996 , while we visiting Venezuela in our sailboat, we had laser surgery done on our eyes in Caracas.

Our doctor, Dr Saurez, had performed the operation 8,000 times...the procedure was not yet approved in the states...US doctors were in Caracas...while we were there...to undergo training by Dr Saurez.

The surgery took about a minute...have not needed glasses since...no problems.

Total cost $1,150 US...$350 an eye...the surgeons fee, $50...my bride had 2 eyes done, me only one the doctor said the other eye did not need it.


That is Dr. Saurez on the right.

He graduated from medical school at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge...do not be surprised at the fact he is US educated.

Many countries even pay for US med school if the doctor agrees to practice for a period of time in the home country...That is a win-win, good for the locals, they have a doctor as good as any in the US...and pay a fraction of the cost.

Conclusion

We bet our eyesight on healthcare overseas being excellent and it is. If you are faced with a procedure, and want to combine a vacation with the surgery...take a look at medical tourism.

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