By Benjamin Harper
There are a hundred different reasons why retirees and traveling professionals known as digital nomads choose to live in Mexico and countries outside of the United States. And while the primary reason is fact the cost of living is four to five times cheaper in other countries, there is another major factor at play in the modern era: medical tourism. Consider Mexico, for example, where the universal healthcare system only costs the equivalent of around $250 per year for access to no deductibles, free prescriptions, free medicine, free lab tests, dental work, eyeglasses and beyond. Plus, when you consider the quality of the care is just as good as it is in the United States and the European Union given the fact the doctors studied in those countries, it's easy to consider the foreign options just as good.
But digital nomads and retirees are using medical tourism for more than simply reduced costs for medicine and everyday care throughout the year. When you live in Mexico, for example, the other major benefit is procedural costs, which are a fraction of what hospitals in the United States charge. Looking at Time.com, which published an article by Hilary Hylton on the subject, a $12,000 hip replacement surgery in Mexico costs a whopping $63,000 in the United States, while a coronary bypass surgery that would cost up as much as $150,000 in the U.S. only costs $63,000 in Mexico. The numbers are staggering.
Medical tourism isn't limited those who live in Mexico, however. As more and more people have access to the Internet and start looking abroad for their answers rather than trusting the propaganda machines of their home medias, they are finding that countries around the world offer superior levels of care compared to the United States, but at a fraction of the cost. For example, the Archives of Internal Medicine showed that the average cost of heart surgery in Canada is 83% less than what it is in the United States, but the quality of the surgery and post-op care is absolutely the same. In another article written for Time.com, Sarah Tung wrote that a liver transplant that costs $300,000 in the United States is over $200,000 less in Taiwan, costing around $91,000 there. Access to the Bulgarian universal system is around $50 per year, and Colombia is the same as Mexico.
But perhaps the more pressing concern for many individuals is the simple fact that they can have access to the same care around the world, and not for hundreds of thousands of dollars. As more and more digital nomads start to look abroad for their medical needs, the medical tourism industry is continuing to grow, especially among traveling professionals and retirees living on a monthly retainer or pension. If you live in Mexico, for example, a pensioner can not only cover their cost of living but also have access to unlimited medicine and care for significantly less than the estimated $300,000 to $1,000,000 most adults between 65 and 80 are required to pay for housing and medical costs in the United States.
The bottom line is that medical tourism is a multi-billion dollar industry that is only growing larger every year as it continues to gain traction. Digital nomads and pensioners alike are finding more and more reasons to live in Mexico and other countries, considering the costs of healthcare in the United States only continue to grow each year, yet universal healthcare exists in almost every country outside of her borders, allowing people access to affordable healthcare for optimal health and well-being.
But digital nomads and retirees are using medical tourism for more than simply reduced costs for medicine and everyday care throughout the year. When you live in Mexico, for example, the other major benefit is procedural costs, which are a fraction of what hospitals in the United States charge. Looking at Time.com, which published an article by Hilary Hylton on the subject, a $12,000 hip replacement surgery in Mexico costs a whopping $63,000 in the United States, while a coronary bypass surgery that would cost up as much as $150,000 in the U.S. only costs $63,000 in Mexico. The numbers are staggering.
Medical tourism isn't limited those who live in Mexico, however. As more and more people have access to the Internet and start looking abroad for their answers rather than trusting the propaganda machines of their home medias, they are finding that countries around the world offer superior levels of care compared to the United States, but at a fraction of the cost. For example, the Archives of Internal Medicine showed that the average cost of heart surgery in Canada is 83% less than what it is in the United States, but the quality of the surgery and post-op care is absolutely the same. In another article written for Time.com, Sarah Tung wrote that a liver transplant that costs $300,000 in the United States is over $200,000 less in Taiwan, costing around $91,000 there. Access to the Bulgarian universal system is around $50 per year, and Colombia is the same as Mexico.
But perhaps the more pressing concern for many individuals is the simple fact that they can have access to the same care around the world, and not for hundreds of thousands of dollars. As more and more digital nomads start to look abroad for their medical needs, the medical tourism industry is continuing to grow, especially among traveling professionals and retirees living on a monthly retainer or pension. If you live in Mexico, for example, a pensioner can not only cover their cost of living but also have access to unlimited medicine and care for significantly less than the estimated $300,000 to $1,000,000 most adults between 65 and 80 are required to pay for housing and medical costs in the United States.
The bottom line is that medical tourism is a multi-billion dollar industry that is only growing larger every year as it continues to gain traction. Digital nomads and pensioners alike are finding more and more reasons to live in Mexico and other countries, considering the costs of healthcare in the United States only continue to grow each year, yet universal healthcare exists in almost every country outside of her borders, allowing people access to affordable healthcare for optimal health and well-being.
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Before you travel overseas to take advantage of medical tourism, be sure to investigate which countries have the best levels of care and prices for your particular needs.
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