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September 6, 2010

Michael Moore’s SiCKO – Solutions

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As Mialka Bonadonna writes in laist.com – SiCKO Dissects US Health Care System:Moores most recent film is not just an inoculative needle prick about the ills of the American health-care system, it is a far more invasive undertaking that delicately picks apart all of the wrongs and injustices predicated by the inherent greed and capitalistic lust that underlies social policy in the United States…

Most notably, Moore does not only travel around the United States for his documentary. He also travels to England, France, Canada, and Cuba. What he found in those places were people who felt profoundly sorry for Americans, people who asked how a country as powerful as the United States could abandon its most vulnerable citizens at their time of need. The highlight of the film is undoubtedly Moores surprise trip to Cuba with three boat-loads of sick people in need of treatment. Moore does an excellent job of destroying the myths and stereotypes that are often perpetrated by the American media about these countries and the people who live there.

Unfortunately, SiCKO does not offer any solutions to the problems posed in the film. But, what it does do is make you feel angry and confrontational enough to go out and demand some answers and solutions from the powers-that-be.One solution is Medical Tourism or health care by leading doctors in India via Save-Medical-Cost.com

Source: http://www.theopenpress.com/index.php?a=press&id=20897

Michael Moores latest movie, SiCKO, makes clear the present healthcare scene in America. In such a situation, international healthcare providers help Americans by providing them the healthcare they need at affordable costs. Medical tourism, as the practice is called, benefits not only uninsured and underinsured Americans but insured Americans as well. Save-Medical-Cost.com affiliation with leading doctors, hospitals and Travel agencies in India and USA offers help to patients going overseas for surgery by saving them money and making accessible services not covered by their insurer.

Save-Medical-Cost.com medical tourism rep in NJ, provides services to patients at all levels of health insurance coverage uninsured, underinsured and insured. The main force driving uninsured and underinsured Americans to seek healthcare services in India is the low cost best treatments at fraction of cost, by same expertise doctors as available in US. As per statistics for world class services. Those who are insured choose to go overseas for their treatment for one of two reasons. Firstly, the high quality services and the cost for their procedure abroad, which is less than their deductible in the US, are a great deal. Secondly, the treatment they are seeking may not be covered under their insurance plan.

Joe Lindt, a maintenance mechanic in Fuita, Colorado, and a Healthbase customer had health insurance to cover part of the cost of his major procedure in the US. Yet he chose to travel to India for his triple cardiac bypass surgery. According to Barbara Lindt, Joes wife and his travel companion to India, He did not want to fight with the insurance company to actually get them to cover what they say they will cover. After a heart surgery you dont need the stress of having to fight with the insurance company to get what you have paid for.

The quality of care delivered abroad is at par with that in America. Overseas hospitals that are JCI/JCAHO accredited maintain best practice standards of care. Cost-wise, the services are typically 70% to 90% less than the cost of care in the US.” For Joe, the surgery which was estimated at well over $100,000 in the US cost him only $9,200 in India.

By choosing to receive medical, dental, cosmetic, surgical or other health treatments overseas, Americans take command of their healthcare needs, save themselves the cost of high insurance premiums and get timely access to top quality service, all at a low price.

We strive to provide solutions to meet the medical needs of all Americans.

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September 6, 2010

Why work with SMC to coordinate your overseas treatment?

Why work with SMC to coordinate your overseas treatment?

SMC has a combination of factors that sets it apart from others providing overseas medical treatment (also commonly known as medical tourism). One of our key distinguishing factors is that we have unparallel experience & knowledge of working closely with many doctors and institutions in India.

Our mission statement is to serve our customers by facilitating high quality and cost effective clinical care in cosmetic, dental, surgical and other non-surgical medical treatments”. At SMC, our goal is to maximise your reach to an affordable trustworthy health care that is of quality comparable with any of the western countries, at a cost that is 50-60% less than the developed countries.

Professional Expertise
We are neither a tour operator nor a marketing company offering cheap surgery. SMC has been founded by a qualified medical professional from India. She has worked as a doctor in India and has unparallel experience and knowledge of working closely with Indian healthcare providers. Having worked as a doctor in India has provided her with insights into health care profession. Through her years of experience of working in India as a doctor, she has a well established network of highly experienced and qualified doctors. Therefore, when you are with SMC you can be confident that we understand YOUR needs and YOUR interests are our focus.
Independent Advice
We have alliances with leading hospitals and specialists in India. However, selection of the health care provider will be completely your decision. Our objective is to facilitate this decision making process by gathering your medical requirement and providing choices of leading specialist doctor/surgeon and hospitals in India to you. We have the capability to understand your required treatments and coordiante your overseas treatment. We provide your requirements to multiple hospitals/ specialists based on their capabilities and area of medical expertise, getting treatment plans from multiple hospitals/ specialists, discussing with you the options available, developing tour options around the treatment plan working with the specialist doctor and our trusted travel partners, getting answers to your queries. In summary, provide you with all the information to make an effective decision for your treatment and coordinate all the associated logistics. We keep YOUR interest in mind and work for YOU.
Quality Clinical Care – World Class Medical Treatment
India has world-class medical facilities, with excellent health care professionals in all areas of medical care. We include only those hospitals / speciality centres in India that are known to deliver excellent patient care, have a very high level of expertise in their areas of specialisation, are safe and equipped with modern state of art technology. All surgeries are performed in Indias leading hospitals. Joint Commission International (JCI), a division of the leading U.S. organisation that reviews hospitals for quality in America, now provides similar services to hospitals abroad. It provides benchmark, international standards and evaluates health care facilities for delivering patient quality care. It is similar to Australian Council for Healthcare Standards International (ACHSI) or similar kind of standards in Europe Canada in health care. Many of the corporate multi-specialty centres in our network have been accredited by JCI to ensure that they adhere to the quality standards maintained in the western countries. Thus bringing these hospitals at par with the hospitals in Australia for standards and safety for delivering quality health care.
Significant Cost Savings
Cost savings is the main reason most people initially get attracted to go overseas for medical treatment. Australian health insurer, Medibank Private, says open-heart surgery can cost up to $180,000 in Australia; in India’s best hospitals it could cost between $3000 and $10,000. Dental, eye and cosmetic surgeries in Western countries cost three to four times as much as in India (Source: Theage.com.au). The table below provides you a representative list of the procedures that are worthwhile considering getting treatment overseas and the indicative treatment savings at home and in India. Dental surgery is typically the biggest saver with medical tourism; 60%-80% savings across the board are standard in India with excellent facilities. These savings that you get in the treatment costs can easily offset the air tickets, tours or in case of major surgeries, can pay for the entire familys trip overseas.
Treatment Cost in AUS Cost in India Saving (%)
Full Face Lift $11,000 $3,500 66%
Breast Augmentation $9,250 $4,100 55%
Tummy Tuck $7,500 $3,400 55%
Lower Denture Supported by Implants $22,200 $6,500 71%
16 Porcelain Veneers $35,200 $6,900 80%
Total Knee Replacement $16,500 $7,500 55%
Total Hip Replacement $19,000 $8,000 58%
Please note these are treatment costs only. Associated travel and accommodation costs will be additional.
No Waiting Lists
According to Australian Hospital Statistics 2004-05, the waiting time for elective surgery for 90th percentile is 217 days and 4.8% waited for more than 365 days. As per the figures released in Mar 2008, in VIC the waiting list for knee and hip replacement is for 2 years. We can work with you to get immediate access to the hospitals and specialists. With a well-planned tour, most surgeries can be conducted within days of landing in India. We are offering Australians a fresh hope, rather than living with the pain and inconvenience especially for orthopedics problems. For all non-life threatening surgeries, medical treatment is a viable option.
Peace of Mind
For many people, travelling to an unfamiliar country for Cosmetic / plastic surgery, dental treatment  or elective surgery may sound daunting. However, our local knowledge, understanding of capabilities of the healthcare facilities and the personal touch throughout the process is bound to make the health care an enjoyable experience. We have developed alliances with key service providers in the areas of healthcare and tour management to ensure that you are offered high quality services at a reasonable cost. We can take care of all the aspects for your trip such as air tickets, visa, airport pick-ups, local ground transport, hotel bookings and tour packages. Our personal approach to case handling ensures that any concerns are immediately addressed. Above all, throughout this process, you will be working with the person who has first-hand experience in care delivery at Indian medical facilities, and has known many of the medical professionals for years.
Transparent and Trust
We believe in open communication, and provide information about all specialist clinics and corporate hospitals in our network on our website. Most of these healthcare facilities have their own website where you can learn more about them, information such as Before/After results and patient testimonials. At SMC, we work with each client individually to understand their requirements and matching them with the capabilities of the appropriate speciality centres and/or corporate hospitals in India.

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September 4, 2010

What is medical tourism?

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Medical tourism (also called medical travel, health tourism or global healthcare) is a term initially coined by travel agencies and the mass media to describe the rapidly-growing practice of travelling across international borders to obtain health care. It also refers pejoratively to the practice of healthcare providers travelling internationally to deliver healthcare[1][2].

Services typically sought by travelers include elective procedures as well as complex specialized surgeries such as joint replacement (knee/hip), cardiac surgery, dental surgery, and cosmetic surgeries. However, virtually every type of health care, including psychiatry, alternative treatments, convalescent care and even burial services are available. As a practical matter, providers and customers commonly use informal channels of communication-connection-contract, and in such cases this tends to mean less regulatory or legal oversight to assure quality and less formal recourse to reimbursement or redress, if needed[citation needed].

Over 50 countries have identified medical tourism as a national industry.[3] However, accreditation and other measures of quality vary widely across the globe, and there are risks and ethical issues that make this method of accessing medical care controversial[citation needed]. Also, some destinations may become hazardous or even dangerous for medical tourists to contemplate.

In the context of global health, “medical tourism” is a pejorative because during such trips health care providers often practice outside of their areas of expertise or hold different (i.e., lower) standards of care[4][5]. Greater numbers than ever before of student volunteers, health professions trainees, and researchers from resource-rich countries are working temporarily and anticipating future work in resource-starved areas[5][6]. This emphasizes the importance of understanding this other definition.

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