Americans are travelling abroad for health care, even though the facilities for health in the US are available. It’s called medical tourism and there are a variety of intermediary companies that provide help with this type of travel. There are many different societies and commissions that watch over the quality and the standards of the hospitals that are available for medical tourism. Costa Rica, Malaysia, India, Thailand, Canada, Mexico and Europe have been providing quality medical care for Americans who prefer to pay less for a certain procedure rather than pay the exorbitant fees charged by American health care facilities.

The quality of health-care in Costa Rica and in Mexico is even par with American standards. Most South American places specialize in cosmetic surgery, dental procedures, knee replacement, orthopedic surgery, eye surgery, transplant surgery and in Colombia, the most popular is cardiovascular procedures. Most of the doctors have received their medical training in the US. the dental health-care services in Mexico is known as the best throughout the world.

In Malaysia, India, Thailand and even in China, there is an increase growth in medical tourism concerning stem cell treatments. India has specialized in hip resurfacing, heart surgery and in areas concerning advanced medicine. India’s treatment costs are very low, almost one-tenth to the same treatment in the US. Malaysia is a popular medical tourist destination because a majority of the doctors have been trained in the UK as well as the US. Thailand is popular for cardiac surgeries and organ transplants and all at a low price than that of the US.

The quality of medical care in Canada is as good as the US, but medical tourists will save from 30% to 60% of their costs compared to the same procedure in America. Medical tourist don’t need to be put on a waiting list in Europe and Europe is on the cutting edge concerning new cancer and spine surgeries. In the Ukraine, dental clinics use high class materials and equipment and at a suitable cost, one can also take a vacation there.

There basically is a vast amount of choices when it comes to medical tourism, it just depends on the medical tourists needs and how much they want to pay.