http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25415614/
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Medical care outside the U.S. must remain an option, not a
requirement, the doctors said. And incentives for offshore care should
not be allowed to limit appropriate diagnosis, treatment or referral.
Patients should be referred only to institutions approved by the
international arm of the Joint Commission, a key U.S. accreditation
agency, or the International Society for Quality in Health Care, and
they should have wide access to information about doctors' credentials
and outcomes, the guidelines said.
It's important to plan ahead for follow-up care back home, the doctors
warned. And patients should be advised about the risks of combining
surgery with long flights and vacation activities.
"The concern is, you incentize patients to go someplace cheaper, they
won't know all the risks," said Dr. Paul Sherman, a pediatrician and a
medical director for Group Health Cooperative in Seattle.
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yeah, i had always heard you could go get a lot of dental work done
real cheap in Costa Rica. plus, they got some pretty good weed there
too!
ymmv!
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