http://blog.ratestogo.com/medical-tourism-kerala/ Travel News by RatesToGo Tue, 17 Nov 2009 01:55:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.3 hourly 1 http://blog.ratestogo.com/medical-tourism-kerala/comment-page-1/#comment-31552 Norris Hall Sun, 19 Jul 2009 21:19:22 +0000 http://blog.ratestogo.com/?p=6914#comment-31552 My wife and I are in our 60’s self employed. Our Blue shield plan costs us $920 a month for a plan with an $8000 deductible. Needless to say we are basically self insured. To meet our medical needs we have been traveling to Thailand for the last 4-5 years for medical care It has worked out great. We pay 1/10-1/20 the cost medical and dental. Last November I had an operation for a condition known as dysphagia. We priced the operation in the US…$2500 which we would have to pay out of pocket. The cost at Chulalongkorn hospital in Bangkok…$100. Needless to say I waited and had the procedure done in Bangkok. 7 months later the swallowing difficulty I was having is gone. Of course you have to pay for airfare and hotel bills. We set aside about $1500-$2000 for that. When we get to Bangkok we see the dentist, get full physicals and blood work, see a doctor for all our aches and pains and get our medications (at least 25% cheaper than the same meds in California) We feel our health has improved since going to Thailand because we don’t have to make choices between cost and treatment. If we need treatment we get it..and pay cash. Plus we don’t have to deal with the insurance company telling us what treatments are covered and which are not. I’m a convert to the Thai medical system. My wife and I are in our 60’s self employed. Our Blue shield plan costs us $920 a month for a plan with an $8000 deductible.
Needless to say we are basically self insured.
To meet our medical needs we have been traveling to Thailand for the last 4-5 years for medical care
It has worked out great. We pay 1/10-1/20 the cost medical and dental. Last November I had an operation for a condition known as dysphagia. We priced the operation in the US…$2500 which we would have to pay out of pocket. The cost at Chulalongkorn hospital in Bangkok…$100. Needless to say I waited and had the procedure done in Bangkok. 7 months later the swallowing difficulty I was having is gone.
Of course you have to pay for airfare and hotel bills. We set aside about $1500-$2000 for that.
When we get to Bangkok we see the dentist, get full physicals and blood work, see a doctor for all our aches and pains and get our medications (at least 25% cheaper than the same meds in California)
We feel our health has improved since going to Thailand because we don’t have to make choices between cost and treatment. If we need treatment we get it..and pay cash. Plus we don’t have to deal with the insurance company telling us what treatments are covered and which are not.
I’m a convert to the Thai medical system.

]]> http://blog.ratestogo.com/medical-tourism-kerala/comment-page-1/#comment-29252 Chris Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:20:23 +0000 http://blog.ratestogo.com/?p=6914#comment-29252 You are right, medical tourism should not be taken lightly. It is important to do research and know everything about the destination. You are right, medical tourism should not be taken lightly. It is important to do research and know everything about the destination.

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