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To: Ichy Smith who wrote (204133)9/23/2006 2:22:36 PM
From: bentway  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 281500
 
"Americans go to India cause it is cheaper, Canadians go to India because treatment is available."

Americans with health insurance don't go to India. The Americans without any health insurance that DO go to India go because without that cheap treatment option, they'd get NO treatment, as they couldn't afford it here in the states.

Their choice is slightly different than the Canadians, who could wait for treatment. The Americans could wait until they died, NO ONE would pay for their treatment.



To: Ichy Smith who wrote (204133)9/26/2006 12:59:59 PM
From: Ilaine  Read Replies (3) | Respond to of 281500
 
Going to India for medical treatment can be very dangerous, as the facilities don't all have the same standards of cleanliness and good after-care that you will get in the US.

I've read a number of horror stories about "medical tourism" to India, Mexico, and other third world countries.


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