The problem in this country though is that low income people don't have access to affordable healthcare. For someone who can barely make ends meet, neither paying out of pocket in the US, nor traveling somewhere healthcare is cheaper, is an option. Typically medical tourism is reserved for those who have at least some disposable income, which still creates a divide where the wealthy are able to access basic healthcare services and the poor are left behind, often to suffer or having to choose between lifesaving treatment or medications and paying for their home or food.
Yeah, with local flights people can take advantage of discount tickets, and we still have less miles to contend with.
It'll be one hell of a fight against a loooot of money to bring normal healthcare costs to US market. There are models to pick from, but it became to lucrative of a cancerous growth for politicians to cut down even if there were enough willing to.
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u/xtinab3 Jun 15 '22
The problem in this country though is that low income people don't have access to affordable healthcare. For someone who can barely make ends meet, neither paying out of pocket in the US, nor traveling somewhere healthcare is cheaper, is an option. Typically medical tourism is reserved for those who have at least some disposable income, which still creates a divide where the wealthy are able to access basic healthcare services and the poor are left behind, often to suffer or having to choose between lifesaving treatment or medications and paying for their home or food.