PHIL 434 Medical Ethics
Short answers 3 point seach What is medical tourism? Medical tourism is “where patients travel overseas for operations and various invasive therapies.” (Connell 2006, p. 1093).
What are 3 reasons people choose surgeries/procedures in other countries?
1. Economics – Even with health insurance, many procedures can be performed for a fraction of the cost overseas. 2. Quality of care – quality of care is increasing around the world to the near equivalent of Western countries. 3. More options- Even with health insurance, many patients find their health insurance companies limit the kinds of procedures they are able to receive.
What is the commoditization of care?
Turning health care into a commodity that is undifferentiated from other competing ...