6 million from U.S. travel abroad for treatment

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<p>I know several people who have traveled outside the US for health care, only one of whom was foreign born returning to her home country for lasik surgery. I have a cousin who is currently in NM, crossing the border for stem cell treatments for cancer that are available in Mexico and not in the US. I have a friend who traveled to Europe for standard treatments for a serious blood disorder that either are not available/too expensive in the US. </p>

<p>I would not hesitate to go to certain countries for certain treatments if it would save outrageous medical costs. I have terrific health insurance but I have family members who have dealt with serious illness with little or no health insurance and just scraped by. Fortunately, no one has gone bankrupt because of it.</p>

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<p>This is just not right that a procedure that EVERYONE should have should cost this much for ‘full pay’ patients. I have had this procedure and my out of pocket cost was less than $200 and my insurance paid a total of about $2k to doctor, anaethesiologist, lab for analysis. This is a 1 hour procedure (I had precancerous polyps removed so I am on the 3 year plan)</p>

<p>Our system is BROKEN when what should be considered a routine procedure is out of $ range.</p>