India, a Medical Tourism Hotspot for Westerners

Bangalore: A developing nation like India is now among the most preferred destinations for undergoing medical treatment by most people from the western countries. This is mainly because of its affordable medical costs, the accessibility of latest medical technologies, and a growing fulfillment on international quality standards, as well as the fact that foreigners are less likely to face a language barrier in India.

In India, the cost of a treatment is estimated to start at ten times lower than that of the cost of the treatment in developed countries like the United States of America and the Great Britain. The growing numbers of medical tourists tend to be those people who do not have insurance covers or those whose insurance do not adequately cover the procedure they need.

Alternative medicine, bone-marrow transplant, cardiac bypass or heart surgery, eye surgery and hip replacement are some of the most popular treatments sought after in the country. The country is particularly well known for heart surgery, hip replacement and other areas of advanced medical care. Further, cost effectiveness is very much needed in India where over two-thirds of the population lives on less than $2 a day and 86 percent of health care is paid out of pocket by individuals.

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