Medical tourism

[HamburgerBoy]

But Doctor's costs are high partly because of malpractice insurance, so it all ties together.

Unless you're arguing that the existence of malpractice insurance is a sham foisted upon doctors by the insurance industry, that's not really relevant, and in any case they still get paid a ton even after insurance costs. Not that I'm against the free market, but the AMA has a monopoly on deciding how many doctors will be produced per year, and we have less doctors per capita now than in prior years. Meanwhile, all the new doctors still carrying heavy debt are going to be fucked over if the AMA suddenly opens the floodgates and wages go way down.

 

[Slew Foot]

o rly?

CMS numbers are bull w/r/t physican payments because it considers all payments to physicians as salary. The costs of running the office and actually billing for service eat up half that cost.

 

[Charmonium]

I think that was to check my liver. My dad and couple of my uncles all died from liver cancer.

There are couple different packages of exams you can get. And you can tell them to concentrate on certain areas. I did the second to the highest one. The highest package is only recommended for suspected or cancer patients.

Send a dna sample to a testing company like 23 And Me and have them tell you what your genetic susceptibilities are. At least it's better than taking a stab in the dark. Family histories are fine but if you can avail yourself of genetic testing, and you can, that's the way to go.

 

[brianmanahan]

There are a lot of people in America. I don't think there are enough jobs available with that level of insurance for everyone...

probably not, but still, way too many people take jobs looking only at the pay. they really need to quantify the benefits value too.

 

[Pardus]

Went to Bumrungrad International Hospital in Thailand about 5 years ago to have a colonoscopy. While i was there they did a full medical checkup on me..blood, tissue sample, stool, urine. They put me on a treadmill, measured my body fat, height, weight, blood pressure, did an xray, ekg , ultrasound of my stomach, and mri. They even corrected my deviated septum and removed my tonsils which i didn't know was an issue. I met with several specialists as well.

It was the most pleasurable hospital experience bar none, they are so much more efficient then here in America. I didn't have to wait weeks on end to see a specialist, my wait was less than a hour. They did everything i mentioned in 2 days and my total out of pocket cost was $4000 including round trip flight and a 3-days hotel stay by the beach.

It may seem a lot of money, but the same tests in the US would have been 4x the cost. Best of all, it was a 100% write off during tax time.

 

[Carson Dyle]

They even corrected my deviated septum and removed my tonsils which i didn't know was an issue.

You sure you still have both kidneys?

 

[Brainonska511]

Send a dna sample to a testing company like 23 And Me and have them tell you what your genetic susceptibilities are. At least it's better than taking a stab in the dark. Family histories are fine but if you can avail yourself of genetic testing, and you can, that's the way to go.

I'd be wary of genetic testing randomly because of the financial implications. You're not protected legally from genetic discrimination for disability and life insurance, only for employment and health insurance.

 

[Pardus]

You sure you still have both kidneys?

Of course, it's not like going to some craphole in Mexico. This hospital looked like a 5-star hotel. The staff there was very professional and spent a lot of time answering my questions. When i go to my local doctor, he usually walks in chewing gum and i get a lot of "uh..huh" responses and i'm out of his office with nothing done.