Medical Tourism in India

For a medical company in the US, they are offering employees the opportunity to have corrective surgery in India. It is called medical tourism and all expenses will be paid such as room and board and the search for a companion (in the room). Those getting surgery will only have to pay 1,000 to 5,000 dollars for the hospital copy. There are many Americans insured and un-insured going to India for their surgery. People who are not employees of medical companies have to pay out of pocket. The prices are packaged which means less people to pay so the price is much cheaper. A surgery that would cost 77,000 to 130,000 in the US could easily be only 7,000 in India. There are many people following this trend of cheap medical practices. Most of the surgeries performed there are heart valve repair, heart bypass, spinal surgery and knee replacement. Some even go for cosmetic plastic surgery and dental work. As great as having you surgery paid for and over seas, only these surgeries are funded: Hip replacement or resurfacing, Knee replacement, Heart bypass surgery, Heart valve repair or replacement, Spinal fusion and Prostate surgery.
Surgery wherever you go is expensive but to be able to get it done cheaper is considerable. The only concern I had was, is it safe? If you don’t do enough research on your surgeon, hospital and all the other things that go into having an elective surgery that could mean life or death. You could die on the table because you didn’t figure out if the person doing your surgery is a professional. I have heard too many horror stories of people waking up having a lost limb or the wrong surgery. The surgeons may have no records of what you’re allergic to and give you the wrong medicine. With language barriers the English of the surgeons may not be good and you never know what could really be going on. I believe I would rather pay to have expensive surgery then end up in a predicament I can’t get out of.

http://health.usnews.com/blogs/comarow-on-quality/2008/11/21/medical-tourism-to-india-all-expenses-paid.html