The Cost of My Mother’s Cardiac Care in the United States and India

Re:The Cost of My Mother’s Cardiac Care in the United States... by redraga on Thursday September 11, 2014 @03:12PM (#8304536)

Looks like there's a good opportunity for medical tourism in India. Maybe it's a startup idea?

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Re:The Cost of My Mother’s Cardiac Care in the United States... by yummyfajitas on Thursday September 11, 2014 @03:21PM (#8304581)

There are companies which do this. One hospital I visited has a dedicated office for medical tourists (mostly Arabs). I have no idea how useful the office is, I just went in like an Indian.

For lawsuit-related reasons, I'd avoid doing such a startup myself. The US is lawsuit happy - a purely India-based operation would have a competitive advantage over me.

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Re:The Cost of My Mother’s Cardiac Care in the United States... by redraga on Thursday September 11, 2014 @03:24PM (#8304599)

> For lawsuit-related reasons, I'd avoid doing such a startup myself.

Of course, I think this is an idea that Indian based startups can pursue.

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Re:The Cost of My Mother’s Cardiac Care in the United States... by yummyfajitas on Thursday September 11, 2014 @03:35PM (#8304658)

If anyone in Pune is interested, I'll be there in October and will be happy to offer free advice (worth every rupee) on handling the US side.

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Re:The Cost of My Mother’s Cardiac Care in the United States... by kamikazi on Tuesday September 16, 2014 @06:59PM (#8327581)

I'd love to pick your brains about this. Have sent you an email. Thanks.

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