You've heard you can save big bucks by heading overseas for major medical care-- but you don't want your concerns to get lost in translation. Learn to navigate the international health-care system and find the destination that works best for you.

Patients Beyond Borders is the first comprehensive, easy-to-understand guide to medical tourism. Impartial and extensively researched, it is filled with authoritative and accessible advice - carefully culled from hundreds of resources around the world. Whether you're seeking dental work, heart surgery, orthopedics, cosmetic surgery, neurosurgery, or LASIK eye repair, Patients Beyond Borders is your best way to become an informed health traveler and get started on your medical travel journey.

Medical tourism is one of the fastest-growing businesses on earth. With theising price of treatment in the UK and long waiting lists, there's nevereen a better time to combine a trip abroad with a treatment. Plus many otherountries have not been affected by the deadly MRSA bug in the same way thathe UK has - another reason why going outside the UK is an attractive option.ospitals overseas are clean, well-staffed and the food is great. What moreould you ask for? Nothing - except the guide to know where to go - and heret is. The first section of the book deals with the different types ofedical procedures and at the end of each is a cross-reference to countriesisted in part two. There are 24 countries you can visit which will give youhe help you need at a price that can't be matched in the UK.

You're one of millions who don't want your health to suffer just because you don't have medical insurance. But when it's hard to find affordable healthcare, you're tempted to forgo check-ups and skip medication. Explore your options instead. Use this helpful guide to put together your own health plan that works with your budget. In it you get: *Idiot-proof advice on getting your medical records in order. *Healthcare options for women and people over 50. *Advice on when to use the emergency room and when to use a clinic.

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