by Denise

A large percent of baby boomers (those between the ages of 45-65) are currently uninsured. Many who belong to this age group have lost their jobs due to aging, unemployment or downsizing and are no longer covered by affordable health care or insurance.

 

Traveling beyond local borders offers this group, more than any other demographic, the opportunity to pursue and receive premium healthcare, alternative treatments and travel, all at the same time. Boomers are leading the way to more affordable healthcare, seeking medical care overseas to address such needs as knee and hip replacement surgeries, cardiac care, and alternative treatments for chronic conditions such as arthritis, diabetes, orthopedic procedures, and dental care.

 

American boomers needing dental care and prescriptions often travel south of the border into Mexico or even as far as Brazil, Argentina, and Costa Rica for their needs. Dental procedures as well as medications in Latin American countries is less than half of what comparable procedures and medications cost in the United States. Thailand, Singapore, and Malaysia are popular destinations for those needing hip or knee replacement surgeries. Europeans are making trips to Hungry and Poland for dental and cosmetic procedures at great savings, even after including the cost of travel and hotel or clinic accommodations.

 

Hospitals in South America or Asia generally cost one half of the price charged in the United States and Europe. For example, cardiac and orthopedic surgeries performed in India can save health travelers nearly $20,000 or more with one surgical procedure.

 

The health and wellness industry is booming, and today’s older adults and boomers are leading the way to a new revolution in affordable health care known as medical tourism.

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by Denise

Those engaged in sports or heavy lifting often injure shoulders, and require the need for rotator cuff surgery, knee replacement or hip replacement surgeries, and a multitude of other orthopedic treatments and surgeries. Whether you need hip orthopedics or hip joint resurfacing, knee surgery or arthroscopic knee surgery, medical tourism destinations offer world class care and treatment for a fraction of the cost you’ll pay for such surgeries in the U.S.

 

Generally, there are two different yet common types of orthopedic surgery performed for a multitude of issues and injury repairs. Open surgery- Often times this procedure has better results than with Arthroscopy. Surgeons can perform this surgery with small incisions, and healing time is dependent on what type of surgery is performed. Arthroscopy- this procedure can be done by a surgeon using thin tubes that have lighting and lens being inserted into an incision to look at the shoulder joints on a TV monitor. To make repairs, instruments are also inserted through the small tubes and seen by the monitor to do the procedure.  

 

Arthroscopy surgery may treat such conditions as:

• Rotator Cuff Tears
• Biceps Tendonitis
• Shoulder Labral tears
• Impingement Syndrome
• Frozen Shoulder
• AC (acromioclavicular) Joint Arthritis

 

Knee surgery abroad offers patients high-tech and excellent care such as that found in the Tour2india4health Consultants  in Mumbai, India, or the CTG Healthcare Group in Izmir, Turkey or the Terme Selce Health and Sport center in Selce, Croatia.

 

Don’t limit your options, or what you pay for orthopedic surgeries, treatments or procedures. Know your choices and then choose the best.

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by Denise

The rising cost of health care, insurance, and demand has forced many natives to seek help across borders. As such, more and more Americans are traveling to Mexico, Brazil, Argentina and Guatemala for cosmetic and dental procedures. Natives from Australia and New Zealand travel to Singapore and Thailand to save on orthopedic and dental procedures as well. Even Western Europeans from England, France and Germany are traveling to Hungary and Poland for premium vision and dental care procedures, as well as the most common elective surgical procedures like cosmetic and plastic surgery.

 

Why this growing trend in cross-border medical travel?

 

Everything from cosmetic surgery to dental needs, to hip replacement surgeries are available in countries like Argentina, Singapore, India, Hungary and Thailand. Many of the facilities found in those countries are regulated and accredited by Medical Association accrediting boards in the United States.

 

The cost of procedures around the world drastically differs.  For example, bypass surgery in the United States can cost up to $35,000.  The same procedure provided in India costs $6,000.

 

Transplant procedures in the United States and Britain can cost up to $200,000.

 

Orthopedic surgery abroad, cancer treatment abroad, obesity/bariatric surgery abroad and procedures involving cosmetic and plastic surgery abroad are just a few of the procedures and treatments available today that promotes quality care at affordable prices. Explore your options. Don’t think that you have to receive treatment at your local hospital. Your medical care can be found in high quality and state of the art destinations around the world. Nowadays, the world is literally your oyster.

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