Globalization Of Medical Care In The United States

Globalizing is the development of people, ideas and goods spreading throughout the world, encouraging more interaction and assimilation between the world's cultures, governments and economies. And the economic idea motivating globalization is that the United States and the world gain when goods and services are created in the country that can offer the greatest quality at the lowest price. Universal healthcare is experiencing a dramatic change consistent with the changes that globalization has carried in many major industries. I think globalization of healthcare leads to a more efficient industry. The advancement in the technology field is very important to making the outsourcing of medical work possible. Specifically the Internet makes it

Medical care in the United States has been increasing dramatically which leads people to seek less expensive alternatives. A hospital stay costs an average of $1,825 in Spain, $5,004 in Germany and an average of $15,734 in the U.S. An appendectomy ranges from an average of $1,030 in Argentina, to $5,509 in Chile, to an average of $13,003 in the U.S. A survey also found that the cost of a widely prescribed drug like Nexium can range from $69 in Switzerland to $193, the average cost in the United States. Globalization of healthcare could decrease the costs in the short term and create pressure for the better changes our system badly needs. There are facilities in developing countries such as Thailand that can perform many major medical surgeries for less than half the cost in the United States. These facilities are also being set up to meet high standards. The savings of flying across the world to do a procedure rather than in the United Sates can cover the high cost of airfare and hotel stays for the patient. As more people are traveling to other countries to seek treatments, money is being spent there to increase their standard of living. It also provides many job opportunities to anyone seeking a career in the medical