Medical tourism is a fast-growing industry in Australia, and has been the topic of a lot of media stories lately. Media exposure is mostly a good thing for the industry - it educates people about an option they might not have been aware of, having high-quality medical treatment overseas at an affordable price.
But the media don't tell the whole story. Not all medical tourism providers and facilitators are the same. Here are some common beliefs about medical tourism that might be true in a few cases, but certainly don't apply to the industry as a whole.
1. Healthcare overseas is always riskier than healthcare in Australia
Yes, there are some unscrupulous medical practitioners overseas. But if you do some preliminary research - and preferably get some advice from a reputable medical tourism facilitator - having a medical procedure overseas needn't be any riskier than having it in Australia. (Bear in mind that there are risks associated with any medical procedure, no matter where you have it.)
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