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Employees show interest in medical tourism
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STAFF WRITER
Published 5/20/2009
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Over
one-quarter
of adults with health insurance would consider traveling abroad to treat a major medical problem;
44 percent
of those without insurance would consider it.
Assuming equal quality and cheaper cost, 40 percent of adults would travel outside the United States to treat a medical problem;
29 percent
would consider it regardless of assumptions.
Over
half
of adults without health insurance would travel abroad for treatment assuming equal quality care and cheaper costs;
44 percent
of uninsured adults would consider it regardless of assumptions.
Source: Gallup
Over
one-quarter
of adults with health insurance would consider traveling abroad to treat a major medical problem;
44 percent
of those without insurance would consider it.
Assuming equal quality and cheaper cost, 40 percent of adults would travel outside the United States to treat a medical problem;
29 percent
would consider it regardless of assumptions.
Over
half
of adults without health insurance would travel abroad for treatment assuming equal quality care and cheaper costs;
44 percent
of uninsured adults would consider it regardless of assumptions.
Source: Gallup
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