Globe Health Tours

Interesting and somewhat contentious argument that hypthesizes some of the longer term effects of US citizens electing to travel overseas for their procedures.

He suggests a somewhat domesday scenario...

"We're predicting that U.S. healthcare consumers, freed of any
constraints over their spending, will seek out low-cost substitutes and
are increasingly likely to turn to high-quality, low-cost global
providers. President Bush and Congress should carefully weigh the
long-term needs of a robust U.S. healthcare system. Unregulated
healthcare markets will nourish the rapidly growing and rapidly
improving foreign suppliers.

At the same time, while apparently saving consumers money in the
short term, medical tourism has the potential to damage the financial
and human foundations of the U.S. healthcare system."

You can read the whole article on the impact of medical tourism here