An international transplant patient can bring in as much as $2 million — far more than a U.S. patient paying through private insurance or a public program like Medicare.
Source: New York Times
Category: Medical Tourism
Friday Links
- Average wait to see a new doctor is 31 days.
- Poll: 57 percent of voters in 16 GOP-held battleground districts said they were more likely to choose a congressional candidate who voted to preserve the Affordable Care Act tax credits.
- India has become the world’s pharmacy. HIV drugs sell for a dollar a day.
- Roughly 40% of the US population lives in an area where the water is not fluoridated.
- 6% of US students are being homeschooled.
Democrats Aghast at Trump Administration’s (Reasonable) Immigrant Health Restrictions
The following was reported in Kaiser Family Foundation Health News:
Foreigners seeking visas to live in the U.S. might be rejected if they have certain medical conditions, including diabetes or obesity, under a Thursday directive from the Trump administration.
Why Generic Drugmakers Do Not Want to Manufacture in America
President Trump wants to bring back drug manufacturing to the United States. Yet, he is unlikely to do so to any significant degree. About 90% of the drugs Americans take are generic drugs. Generic drugs are those that have lost patent protection. The profit margins on generic drugs are slim, and competition is often fierce.