Posted on March 12, 2010.
Globalhcf and medical tourism: a cure for the high price of medical and dental GlobalHCF and medical tourism: A treatment for the high price of medical and dental expenses.
Did you know that over 47 million people lack medical insurance in the U.S.? Yes, 47 million people! The entire population of the United States is estimated at nearly 300 million people. To give you a perspective that number - it is estimated that the total population of Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Mississippi and South Carolina. The number of people without dental insurance is estimated at 120 million euros. And we have not begun to talk of the under insured of our population. But I suppose that these numbers will do. They are so large that it is difficult enough for most of us to grasp anyway.
When we speak of uninsured people many think we speak the poorest of the poor in our country. And while this is partly true, it does not make up the majority. About 80% of the United States is composed of small and medium enterprises or companies - called SMEs. Many of these SMEs can not afford the cost of providing coverage to their employees, nor employees can cover the cost of premiums for themselves. Many of these uninsured or underinsured are the workforce, retirees, the elderly, those on fixed incomes, single parents, and yes, the working poor. But these people are not the only people who can not afford medical insurance and dental. The owners of SMEs can not afford insurance for their families as they struggle to compete in increasingly competitive global market today. Even people who have jobs to help cover part of the cost of insurance premiums are finding that they are required to assume more and more the annual cost. Even large companies are struggling under the cost of health insurance in the United States.
Rising medical costs and reduced health benefits, takes a heavy toll on those who have either no insurance or limited coverage. At an age when health benefits are the most sought after, people struggling to stay healthy instead, for fear of rising medical costs. But an accident or serious illness can completely erase a lifetime of savings and rapidly put a person or business bankruptcy. We also increasingly see new major health insurance providers systematically down those who religiously pay their premiums when they need it most. For businesses, it is difficult to hire and retain good employees, then when they are seeking medical and dental benefits for their families.
I guess we can all understand why this problem has been given coverage in both politics today. And it is worthy to fly a banner at election time - it is a disease that will be very difficult to cure. And if there is a remedy, it will be slow to arrive.
One of these SMEs in the Upper Cumberland is the issue of health care for businesses and individuals. Global Health Care Facilitators (GlobalHCF) Nashville Tennessee and Cookeville for the past year tried to help businesses and individuals to obtain medical and dental care for the less realistic and affordable prices.
An interview with Dr. Bill Thomas explained the practice and interest in health care in the world is to facilitate production. He said that World Travel to receive the best medical care has been around for centuries. Many people travel to Canada, Germany, the United States and the United Kingdom to receive the highest level of medical and dental care. The people of Tennessee have no problems going Vanderbilts in Nashville or the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota. Of course, these hospitals have a high price. Even a trip to a local hospital can easily cost over $ 60,000 for a stay of 3-4 days. GlobalHCF offers another alternative.
Dr. Thomas explains.
