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Pros and Cons of Traveling Abroad for Surgery

Vitals goes behind the headlines to get the definitive answers to the health questions everyone is asking.

Pros and Cons of Traveling Abroad for Surgery

Season 1 Episode 14 | 11m 5s | CC

What exactly is medical tourism? How safe is it to travel to another country for a medical procedure? And what about mixing a little vacation with some dental work? As of 2020, approximately 1 in 10 people in the US under the age of 65 are medically uninsured. So why is health care so expensive in the US? Alok and Sheena share some of the risks associated with medical tourism.

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