Medical Tourism in India — A Healthcare Revolution?
India, for example, is currently trying to figure out how to best advertise and support a growing medical tourism industry. Resort-like hospitals that cater to medical tourists are raking in clients by providing a level of care and comfort that’s…well…foreign to some Americans. Here’s the kicker: It’s also insanely cheap.

For example, let’s say John Q. Public elects to have a back surgery but his insurance is balking at covering it. In the United States, his out-of-pocket cost might be $30,000 if he chooses to pursue the procedure without insurance clearance.

John wants/needs the surgery, but he doesn’t have the cash to make it happen. Normally, John is out of luck. But wait…

For the price of a plane ticket to and accommodations in India — say $10,000 — John can save up to 80% on the surgery itself by getting it half a world away.