Some Self-Insured Employers Investigating Possibility Of Sending Workers Overseas For Medical Procedures To Reduce Costs, US
Thu, 03 Aug 2006 02:00 AM EST
... Two newspapers recently published articles related to medical tourism, in which participants travel abroad to purchase lower-cost health care services. Summaries appear below.Los Angeles Times: The Times on Sunday examined how "a growing number of employers that fund their own health insurance plans are looking into sending ailing employees abroad for surgeries that in the U.S. [click link for full article] ...
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