Tuesday, June 26, 2007
For Cutting Edge Medicine, Go to India
Article in PostGlobal ( WashingtonPost ) has an interesting take on India's emerging medical research and technology, along with the infrastructure being built to cater to international medical tourists.
"Another draw for Katariya is that he’ll be providing medical care at a fifth the cost of parallel U.S. treatments. 400,000 Americans get coronary bypass surgery each year paying at least "$30,000 dollars each, with their hospitals paying more." At Artemis, the surgery costs $5,000.
So could there be some international health tourism? I ask. Certainly says Katariya, especially from some Scandinavian countries where the wait for care can be excessively long. There’s also talk of promoting international health tourism by working out deals with insurance companies that would offer lower premiums to those clients willing to travel to obtain the best medical care in the world, says Katariya."
So could there be some international health tourism? I ask. Certainly says Katariya, especially from some Scandinavian countries where the wait for care can be excessively long. There’s also talk of promoting international health tourism by working out deals with insurance companies that would offer lower premiums to those clients willing to travel to obtain the best medical care in the world, says Katariya."
This is a doctor who trained in the U.S., practised in the U.S. for 20 years, and now sees fit to open a healthcare services and research center in India and promote medical tourism.
Related Links : Destination India - New Medical horizons Inc.
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