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To: i-node who wrote (199947)	5/3/2009 6:35:13 PM
From: neolib	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 306849

You've not heard of medical tourism? And you claim to work in the industry? Something is badly off here! They have entire freaking hospitals in India dedicated to attracting Western patients. The costs are like 1/4 or less of the same procedure in the USA. Here is a link for basic educational purposes. You can find much more with a little searching. en.wikipedia.org Here is the section from that link on India: India Main article: Medical tourism in India India’s medical tourism sector is expected to experience an annual growth rate of 30%, making it a Rs. 9,500-crore industry by 2015.[61] Estimates of the value of medical tourism to India go as high as $2 billion a year by 2012.[62] Advantages for medical tourists include reduced costs, the availability of latest medical technologies and a growing compliance on international quality standards, as well as the fact that foreigners are less likely to face a language barriers in India. The Indian government is taking steps to address infrastructure issues that hinder the country's growth in medical tourism. Most estimates claim treatment costs in India start at around a tenth of the price of comparable treatment in America or Britain.[63][2] The most popular treatments sought in India by medical tourists are alternative medicine, bone-marrow transplant, cardiac bypass, eye surgery and hip replacement. India is known in particular for heart surgery, hip resurfacing and other areas of advanced medicine. Ministry of Tourism India(MoT) is planning to extend its Market Development Assistance (MDA) scheme to cover Joint Commission International (JCI) and National Accreditation Board of Hospitals (NABH) certified hospitals. A policy announcement of this effect is likely soon.[64] The south Indian city of Chennai has been declared India's Health Capital, as it nets in 45% of health tourists from abroad and 30-40% of domestic health tourists.[65]