In Thailand, the hospital lobby has printed brochures with all the prices. It reads like a menu.
I can't wait to return there and be a medical tourist again! The facilities and level of care was superior to my local dive of a hospital that is chronically understaffed.
The hospital president make $980k while currently the nurses are on strike.
The US healthcare quality is bad, regardless of how much you pay, period.
For knee problems, like you I went to SE Asia as a medical tourist. I was provided with a taxi waiting for me at the airport, a translator who stayed with me at all times, a dedicated hospital administrative assistant for more complex issues like obtaining a copy of my exams, having them send to the doctor of my choice, obtaining the CV of the doctors so I could decide on the best one etc.
But the best was the fine dining options, as I do not like hospital food.
And when I was tired of the hospital and decided an hotel would be better for my mood, the doctor I had selected visited me in my suite, every day - with a nurse. If I wanted anything, I still had the translator the rest of the time.
It's not even a question of costs - that quality of service is just not available in the US, except maybe outside of some VIP setting where it may be shiny but the healthcare is mediocre (friends strongly recommended against such options)
Years later, I no longer have to care about costs, but I still won't go to a US hospital.
I can't wait to return there and be a medical tourist again! The facilities and level of care was superior to my local dive of a hospital that is chronically understaffed.
The hospital president make $980k while currently the nurses are on strike.