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The Pros and Cons of Medical Tourism

There's no getting around the fact that the United States healthcare system is in trouble. As a nation we spend a massive amount of money on medical issues each year, many more times what most other wealthy countries do. Obama's medical policies have been hotly-contested, and although it recently passed a large governmental hurdle, most people still aren't clear if the bill does enough to solve the problem. At the same time, millions of Americans go without healthcare due to the prohibitive expense, and the health insurance than many people carry is insufficient, especially for lower income mothers and the elderly. Due to all of these issues and many more, people are looking outside of the United States for their costly medical issues, and it's actually created something of a medical tourism industry. The basic idea is to find a country with quality doctors that can perform your required procedure at a fraction of the American price. You travel there, have the procedu