Comments on: The changing fortunes of Medical Tourism http://www.medicaltourism-guide.com/2010/02/11/the-changing-fortunes-of-medical-tourism/ Useful Tips on Medical Tourism Sun, 28 Mar 2010 09:47:56 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Keith Pollard http://www.medicaltourism-guide.com/2010/02/11/the-changing-fortunes-of-medical-tourism/comment-page-1/#comment-10467 Keith Pollard Mon, 15 Feb 2010 09:17:28 +0000 http://www.medicaltourism-guide.com/2010/02/11/the-changing-fortunes-of-medical-tourism/#comment-10467 >>>Apart from feeling the need to reach for a bottle of Prozac and a stiff Gin after reading parts of Keith Pollard’s article Sorry about that! >>>the issue I have with his opinion, is that it implies that Medical Tourism was originally prophesied as a Holy Grail, mainstream, overnight solution to the current issues facing the US health care landscape I'm afraid that has been the case. medical tourism has been massively overhyped in the US with various industry protagonists inventing crazy numbers and seeing it as the solution to the 50 million uninsured. The rreality is very different. As you and I agree, it's a solution at the margins, but is still a valuable niche. >>>Apart from feeling the need to reach for a bottle of Prozac and a stiff Gin after reading parts of Keith Pollard’s article

Sorry about that!

>>>the issue I have with his opinion, is that it implies that Medical Tourism was originally prophesied as a Holy Grail, mainstream, overnight solution to the current issues facing the US health care landscape

I’m afraid that has been the case. medical tourism has been massively overhyped in the US with various industry protagonists inventing crazy numbers and seeing it as the solution to the 50 million uninsured. The rreality is very different. As you and I agree, it’s a solution at the margins, but is still a valuable niche.

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