Comments on: Laissez Faire Medicine http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/laissez-faire-medicine/ Insights on Health Care Reform | NCPA Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:14:32 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Avoiding Armageddon | John Goodman | NCPA http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/laissez-faire-medicine/comment-page-1/#comment-42925 Avoiding Armageddon | John Goodman | NCPA Mon, 01 Jun 2009 15:31:24 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/laissez-faire-medicine/#comment-42925 [...] National Center for Policy Analysis has written a good bit about medical tourism, the U.S. hospital reaction to medical tourism, and those shopping for health care. Here is the [...] [...] National Center for Policy Analysis has written a good bit about medical tourism, the U.S. hospital reaction to medical tourism, and those shopping for health care. Here is the [...]

]]> By: Truda http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/laissez-faire-medicine/comment-page-1/#comment-35589 Truda Sat, 08 Mar 2008 03:12:33 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/laissez-faire-medicine/#comment-35589 The major concern about medical tourism is that once the patient returns home, if a complication occurs where do they turn? Kind of like the Cooper Clinic. They are the most expensive show in town, but all they do is examine and perform tests The major concern about medical tourism is that once the patient returns home, if a complication occurs where do they turn? Kind of like the Cooper Clinic. They are the most expensive show in town, but all they do is examine and perform tests

]]> By: Cheap Cosmetic Surgery http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/laissez-faire-medicine/comment-page-1/#comment-33306 Cheap Cosmetic Surgery Tue, 19 Feb 2008 08:06:30 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/laissez-faire-medicine/#comment-33306 You can pay a lot of money to a cosmetic surgeon in the States or you could go to medical tourism destinations like India, Argentina, or Thailand and received the same treatment for a fraction of the cost. Medical tourism provides you with affordable options for face lifts, Botox, liposuction, and breast implants. You can pay a lot of money to a cosmetic surgeon in the States or you could go to medical tourism destinations like India, Argentina, or Thailand and received the same treatment for a fraction of the cost. Medical tourism provides you with affordable options for face lifts, Botox, liposuction, and breast implants.

]]> By: Dick Downing http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/laissez-faire-medicine/comment-page-1/#comment-29884 Dick Downing Mon, 14 Jan 2008 23:09:17 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/laissez-faire-medicine/#comment-29884 A good friend of mine needed about $12,000 worth of dental work done. He decided to go to Costa Rica to sae some money. The bill for the dental work was approximately $750.00. Since he had to stay around for a week to get the crowns made he rented a motorcycle and toured the island. He checked out the rain forest, the volcano, and both the Atlantic and Pacific coasts. His round trip plane fair from the DC area was around $500. His medically supervised lodging with a couple of meals a day ran about $60 or 70 dollars a day. I'm planning on going down soon. I need to have a couple of implants done. Down there they do same day implants which means you don't have to wait for them to heal and adhere for 6 months and then go back down. They can be chewed on with care the next day. I was just in to see my dentist on another matter and he took a look at the rest of my teeth. He insists that most of them need root canals, pins, build up and crowns. On top of the implants that would be done by another dentist his estimate was $18,347. The implants, build up and crowns would be around another $8400.00 here. I'm in the process of getting estimates currently but my friend says with the implants it will probably cost somewhere in the $3000.00 range. A good friend of mine needed about $12,000 worth of dental work done. He decided to go to Costa Rica to sae some money. The bill for the dental work was approximately $750.00. Since he had to stay around for a week to get the crowns made he rented a motorcycle and toured the island. He checked out the rain forest, the volcano, and both the Atlantic and Pacific coasts. His round trip plane fair from the DC area was around $500. His medically supervised lodging with a couple of meals a day ran about $60 or 70 dollars a day.
I’m planning on going down soon. I need to have a couple of implants done. Down there they do same day implants which means you don’t have to wait for them to heal and adhere for 6 months and then go back down. They can be chewed on with care the next day. I was just in to see my dentist on another matter and he took a look at the rest of my teeth. He insists that most of them need root canals, pins, build up and crowns. On top of the implants that would be done by another dentist his estimate was $18,347. The implants, build up and crowns would be around another $8400.00 here. I’m in the process of getting estimates currently but my friend says with the implants it will probably cost somewhere in the $3000.00 range.

]]> By: DLW http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/laissez-faire-medicine/comment-page-1/#comment-25427 DLW Sat, 01 Dec 2007 04:35:24 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/laissez-faire-medicine/#comment-25427 Hello John, What an excellent articla and great link to the NCPA. I am co director of America's Medical Solutions Pvt. Ltd., an Indian medical tourism company located in Bombay (Mumbai), India. We three directors are all Americans serving our fellow Americans and other westerners. Your article hit the nail on the head even as our existence and services should prove. We also appreciate anything you or your readers are doing to correct the federal Stark laws, but feel that Laissez Faire Medicine can even take care of this problem all by itself too. Thanks, Don Wood Hello John,

What an excellent articla and great link to the NCPA. I am co director of America’s Medical Solutions Pvt. Ltd., an Indian medical tourism company located in Bombay (Mumbai), India. We three directors are all Americans serving our fellow Americans and other westerners. Your article hit the nail on the head even as our existence and services should prove. We also appreciate anything you or your readers are doing to correct the federal Stark laws, but feel that Laissez Faire Medicine can even take care of this problem all by itself too.

Thanks,

Don Wood

]]> By: Roger Beauchamp http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/laissez-faire-medicine/comment-page-1/#comment-24381 Roger Beauchamp Tue, 20 Nov 2007 14:28:39 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/laissez-faire-medicine/#comment-24381 Amen. If we can transition out of third party payment, we will be the host for medical tourists because value for the health care dollar will be restored. Amen. If we can transition out of third party payment, we will be the host for medical tourists because value for the health care dollar will be restored.

]]> By: Bob http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/laissez-faire-medicine/comment-page-1/#comment-24380 Bob Tue, 20 Nov 2007 14:27:34 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/laissez-faire-medicine/#comment-24380 Bravo!! The major concern about medical tourism is that once the patient returns home, if a complication occurs where do they turn? Kind of like the Cooper Clinic. They are the most expensive show in town, but all they do is examine and perform tests. Once you are out of there, if you have a problem, they WILL NOT take care of you. With medical tourism, if a cardic patient has an expensive procedure overseas, and gets into trouble once home, a local physician might very easily say "sorry, call the doctor who took care of you". And in many instances, I am not sure that I wouldn't agree with that response. That is why we need to fix the system. Merely having the surgery overseas saves the patient money, but it doesn't solve the bigger problem. How do we eliminate the TPA's? I'm all for it. Bravo!!

The major concern about medical tourism is that once the patient returns home, if a complication occurs where do they turn? Kind of like the Cooper Clinic. They are the most expensive show in town, but all they do is examine and perform tests. Once you are out of there, if you have a problem, they WILL NOT take care of you. With medical tourism, if a cardic patient has an expensive procedure overseas, and gets into trouble once home, a local physician might very easily say “sorry, call the doctor who took care of you”. And in many instances, I am not sure that I wouldn’t agree with that response.

That is why we need to fix the system. Merely having the surgery overseas saves the patient money, but it doesn’t solve the bigger problem.

How do we eliminate the TPA’s? I’m all for it.

]]> By: Marti Settle http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/laissez-faire-medicine/comment-page-1/#comment-24310 Marti Settle Mon, 19 Nov 2007 21:56:16 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/laissez-faire-medicine/#comment-24310 So, John, Why did I travel to Mexico to get my Lap Band for $6500 total ( all costs included except airfare) instead of paying $20,000 US? By the way, the Mexican Surgeon was so good he only needed four tiny incisions instead of the normal 5 incisions. By the way, most American lap band surgeons have been trained by the elite surgeons from Mexico. So, John, Why did I travel to Mexico to get my Lap Band for $6500 total ( all costs included except airfare) instead of paying $20,000 US?

By the way, the Mexican Surgeon was so good he only needed four tiny incisions instead of the normal 5 incisions. By the way, most American lap band surgeons have been trained by the elite surgeons from Mexico.

]]> By: Dennis Shea http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/laissez-faire-medicine/comment-page-1/#comment-24309 Dennis Shea Mon, 19 Nov 2007 21:54:40 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/laissez-faire-medicine/#comment-24309 I always enjoy reading your comments, but had to react to this. I don't think any conservative would support using the power of government to "outlaw" third party insurance. Certainly, government needs to change to level the playing field between current insurance arrangements and alternatives, but let's not actively encourage government to take on any additional powers in restricting mutually beneficial contracts, even if they take the form of third party insurance. I always enjoy reading your comments, but had to react to this. I don’t think any conservative would support using the power of government to “outlaw” third party insurance. Certainly, government needs to change to level the playing field between current insurance arrangements and alternatives, but let’s not actively encourage government to take on any additional powers in restricting mutually beneficial contracts, even if they take the form of third party insurance.

]]> By: John R. Graham http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/laissez-faire-medicine/comment-page-1/#comment-24308 John R. Graham Mon, 19 Nov 2007 21:53:33 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/laissez-faire-medicine/#comment-24308 I was on a panel discussion a couple of weeks ago with a gentleman from a regional hospital trade association in Southern California and I was amazed how we clashed. He blamed Rx spending for out-of-control health costs and denied that any cost-shifting occurred! I was on a panel discussion a couple of weeks ago with a gentleman from a regional hospital trade association in Southern California and I was amazed how we clashed. He blamed Rx spending for out-of-control health costs and denied that any cost-shifting occurred!

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