‘Medical Tourism’ to Grow as Thrift Prevails

BOSTON (TheStreet) — Post-recession thrift, health care reform and the aging baby boom generation will likely lead to a surge in overseas “medical tourism.”
The weak economy has reigned in the number of U.S. citizens travelling abroad for everything from facelifts to heart bypasses. About 540,000 Americans sought medical care outside the U.S. in 2008, a [...]
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