Medical Tourism: Your Hospital Away from Home

July 1, 2015

(Discovery News) – Where will you be going for your summer vacation? With schools out and businesses humming along with less than full rosters, most Americans are taking to the beach, visiting theme parks, attending destination weddings or planning trips to see relatives this summer. But for an estimated 750,000 Americans this year, the next getaway won’t be used to spend time relaxing, but rather to save money on health care, according to estimates by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).