Monday 29 December
2008, San José, Costa
Rica
No Money To Repair
Avenida Segunda, Admits Transport
Minister
No Economic Crisis At
Zapote
Heavy Rains Isolate 6
Northern Towns
Why Go To Costa Rica For
Medical Care?
Costa Rican Cyclist
Brenes Wins
International Tour of
Costa Rica
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Why Go To Costa Rica For
Medical Care?
US and Costa Rican
medical tourism agency
Health Choices
International has
developed answers to
perennial questions they
are asked by potential
customers.
There are three
principle reasons why
individuals from a
developed nation would
travel to Costa Rica for
healthcare.
1. Affordability – For
many, healthcare ay home
is too expensive.
Costa Rica has cost
savings of 40%-80% of US
prices.
2. Accessibility - The
medical treatment needed
is not available in
their home country or
the waiting list is too
long. Individuals are
simply not eligible for
certain medical
treatments due to age or
health limitations –
hidden medical
rationing. In other
circumstances the
medical treatments are
simply not available due
to cost. Costa Rica has
none of these problems.
3 Quality. The boom in
high-quality healthcare
providers
internationally,
primarily in
less-developed
countries, has made
treatment overseas at
the same quality as at
home, easily available.
Costa Rica has quickly
become one of the top
medical tourism
destinations in the
world for cosmetic
surgery, dentistry or
operations such as hip
and knee replacement,
Costa Rica’s healthcare
system is very
advanced and is
considered one of the
best in Latin America.
For some procedures, it
ranks higher than the
US.
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