Employees show interest in medical tourism

  • Over one-quarter of adults with health insurance would consider traveling abroad to treat a major medical problem; 44 percent of those without insurance would consider it.
  • Assuming equal quality and cheaper cost, 40 percent of adults would travel outside the United States to treat a medical problem; 29 percent would consider it regardless of assumptions.
  • Over half of adults without health insurance would travel abroad for treatment assuming equal quality care and cheaper costs; 44 percent of uninsured adults would consider it regardless of assumptions.

Source: Gallup

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