While researching Costa Rica's historical/contemporary medical statistics and health policy I stumbled upon something that I had not been aware of the existence of. Apparently Costa Rica is one of the leading medical and health tourism destinations in the world. Not only does Costa Rica's health system rank higher than that of the United States, Costa Rican surgeries typically cost a third of the price. Paired with the fact that a Visa is not needed to enter the country for less than 90 days, Costa Rica ends up being a very desirable destination for two opposite ends of the medical spectrum. Medical practitioners frequent the country looking for referential precedents, while potential patients frequent the country looking for cheap out-sourced cosmetic surgery.
Find out more: http://www.health-tourism.com/costa-rica-medical-tourism/
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