MEDICAL TOURISM – U.S. THE NEXT INDIA? (Orthopedics This Week)
Forget Singapore or Costa Rica for medical tourism. If patients are looking for a bargain in joint replacement, they should first research the U.S. The Chickasaw Nation Medical Center in Ada, Oklahoma, charges $5,304 for a knee replacement, according to the consumer comparison site nerdwallet.com. Bruce Watson, of Daily Finance, reports that the next most expensive hospital for a knee replacement is Medina Memorial in Medina, New York, where the tariff is $14,788.
Watson calls the variation in medical pricing within the U.S. “st...
