What is Medical Tourism

The term Medical Tourism has developed to encompass the process of patients traveling from their home country to a destination abroad for health care. A more accurate term is medical travel or health travel because, for major procedures the patient is more interested in treatment than tourism.  It may be as simple as a “tummy tuck” or something as complex as a liver transplant. A $30,000 collection of Cosmetic improvements here is under $10,000 there. A $320,000 liver transplant is $60,000 in India. A $150,000 heart valve replacement here is $15,000 there. A $55,000 Total Knee Replacement  with American implants is under $10,000 there. A $60,000 Hip Replacement or Hip Resurfacing is $8,000 there. All performed by best-in-class doctors and surgeons, most with US or UK board certifications and training. Hospital stays are longer to provide the care you need to recover well. The care is so much better from our personal experience, most Americans can’t and don’t want to believe it.  High American health care prices do not mean better care. You don’t always get what you pay for. After you experience better, affordable care abroad you will wonder why we are so ripped off in America. Forward thinking, global healthcare providers have been exploiting these weaknesses since 2004. The founder of Boomer Health Travel discovered the benefits in 2005 for open heart surgery and then Total Knee Replacement in 2008. We’ve helped other Boomers travel to Quality Healthcare just like you. Meet some now!