Medical Tourism is a Growing Orthopedic Trend

   "Sue goes to Belgium" Sue Sorey, a Baton Rogue resident, was a typical patient who needed a total hip in 2009. She had advanced OA in her right hip that had robbed her quality of life. Unfortunately, Sue did not have health insurance. Sue and her husband researched the cost of the operations from all of the local hospitals and received estimates from $60,000 to $100,000 out-of-pocket. They were devastated. Then they heard about Medical Tourism from a friend. A few weeks later,  Sue Sorey's hip resurfacing surgery took place in Ghent Belgium. The couple spent $25,000 total total... including...


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