You may have noticed recent news stories regarding Americans who have traveled to foreign countries, often India, Latin America, or Thailand for expensive surgeries. These individuals are either uninsured or underinsured and can save significant amounts of money by traveling abroad for medical procedures. As you might guess, medical tourism hasn’t gone unnoticed in corporate America.

While we’re not aware of any American companies that currently offer medical services abroad in lieu of or in addition to their traditional insurance coverage,
some are beginning to look at it. In fact, insurance companies have begun developing policies that “encourage” policy holders to seek treatment for some conditions overseas.

So, maybe there’s a little sun and sand along with your next hip replacement? (As well as a long airplane ride.)