There are many medical care destinations to choose from; I use Thai medical care over other countries for their quality/expertise first, cost a close second and comfort a very close third. speed/care availability a fourth, come to think of it.

By traveling to Thailand, you can instantly access higher-quality health care than in the US and most other countries at more than 90% lower cost than the US equivalent procedure fee in many cases.

This is a direct comparison of local surveys showing the preference of locals for Thai health care over US health care; these bar graphs provide Thai-US comparisons of healthcare infrastructure, technology, expertise, and other metrics.

These data are also supported by the publicly available fee charts, hundreds of studies and analyses, and any number of firsthand medical experiences abroad.

This article summarizes a few of the established benefits of Thai health care over the US for their respective citizens; 99.5% medical coverage of Thai citizens; $1-fee doctor visits; a longer Thai life expectancy than the US despite having 90% lower income per capita and a much lower GDP; far lower costs for procedures across the field.

Buy a plane ticket and you can take advantage of high-quality, affordable medical care, including dental and vision.

These are a few cost comparisons of the average US cost for common medical procedures compared to those of the top Thai private hospitals, relatively expensive and still 90% cheaper than US equivalents.

Hip replacement? Go to Thailand, save $40,000.

Heart bypass? Go to Thailand, save $58,000.

IVF? Save $10,000-15,000 per procedure.

These cost savings can be found with all medications I'm aware of: common depression/blood pressure/anxiety medications, insulin, hormonal supplements, chemotherapies; every medication I've ever heard of is available in Thailand at the same or better quality at a much better price.

The effective and simple explanation is that the Thai government invested in health care. They bought new equipment, trained doctors in world-class universities for 30 years, and now there is a generation of Thai doctors rated among the best in the world in a country with cutting-edge medical expertise and equipment that anyone can access for pennies on the US dollar.

Those reduced fees that people like me pay for root canals and crowns are more than enough for Thailand to continue purchasing cutting-edge medical equipment and funding the training and expertise of their world-class medical professionals.

Please ask here or message me about any medical tourism questions or concerns, and if you have medical needs you can't afford, seriously consider traveling to a country with a better-developed health care system.

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