MEDICAL TOURISM ABROAD?

This blog is dedicated to those who are interested and want more information on medical tourism, particulary to South Korea.

Medical tourism has slowly been on the rise as costs here in the US, as everyone knows is outrageous.

I remember getting a 5 minute checkup with some random machine as my stomach was aching like crazy. My bill: a whopping $850! Ok, that isn't so bad, I guess that is ONLY 100 hours of work on minimum wage here in Southern California. Now, what if I had to get surgery! I can't imagine what the bill would add up to then.

My friend got into a car accident and she had a 3 hour surgery and stayed in the hospital for 3 days. She had no insurance as she was a student all on her own. Her bill forced her into bankruptcy, it cost her $90,000!

Ok, so unless you are filthy rich with money to throw around, it's frightening to even get sick. Insurance or not, hospital bills may become a financial burden to the average person.

My parents are Korean and they used to fly back to Korea if they had a huge procedure to do. Transportation, hotel and the medical bill all together was still less than what it would have cost them in the US.

Medical tourism isn't a new idea as it has been becoming more and more common to citizens, however, I am here to promote Medical Tourism in my country, South Korea.

I am familiar with the country and I know that the costs are affordable without having to put a financial strain on an individual. I also know, that the skills and technology of the medical field in South Korea is no different than the US.

I guess not all procedures are worth the travel, but major ones that cost possibly 7K or more here in the US may be worth the travel abroad.

The most expensive surgery in the US according to data in 2009 was intestine transplant, which would cost $1.2M. Ok, so can anyone wrap their minds around how much that is! For the majority of Americans, that cost basically means, just accept your fate and prepare to die! Who can afford that? I'm not sure how much that would cost in South Korea but I'm sure it won't cost $1.2M!

I will post information on medical procedures in South Korea and provide you with approximate cost information and maybe you can get an idea of how much a similar procedure in the US will cost and maybe medical tourism will be an option for you!

Feel free to email me, I'm here to help you and find information for you!