Medical Tourism: 2008 Survey of Health Care Consumers

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Thu, 11/13/2008 - 12:11 — admin

Medical Tourism: 2008 Survey of Health Care Consumers
Thinking of going abroad for surgery? You’re not alone.

Deloitte found that "medical tourism" is a hot trend among U.S. health care consumers. Nearly 40 percent said they would travel outside the country for medical treatment, if the quality was comparable and the cost was cut in half.

But the level of interest differed widely by gender, age group, ethnic category and types of insurance the respondents carried. Most notably, men are much more likely than women to consider a trip abroad for treatment, by a margin of 44.5 to 33.3 percent. Additional highlights:

By Age Group:

51.1 percent of Gen Y would engage in medical tourism
41.9 percent of Gen X
36.7 percent of Baby Boomers
29.1 percent of Seniors
By Ethnic Breakdown:

56.8 percent of Asians are likely to go abroad for less expensive medical treatment
51.1 percent of Hispanics
37.8 percent of Caucasians
36.9 percent of African-Americans
By Insurance Category:

40.1 percent of those with commercial insurance
29.9 percent of those with Medicaid
28 percent of those with Medicare
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Reference http://www.deloitte.com/dtt/article/0%2C1002%2Ccid%25253D192707%2C00.htm...

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