In India, 'no frills' hospitals offer $800 heart surgery

Post by geon » Sun, Apr 21, 2013, 6:36 PM UTC

toomuchtodo wrote: post #34

fakeer wrote: post #22

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I live near Manipal Hospital in Bangalore and had to stay with a friend in there, thrice in last 6-7 months. Maybe he likes it there too and I often go to their cafeteria(outside) which is cheap and good. I meet so many foreigners here. I've talked to them; they simply say it's very good - service, expertise - and it's a f *ing loot! And no, this is no such no-frills hospital. So, if you are from a western country an…

Why is there no business in the US yet that matches healthcare consumers with these Indian operations? A healthcare travel agent if you will.

Post by brador » Sun, Apr 21, 2013, 6:46 PM UTC

Post by brador » Sun, Apr 21, 2013, 6:56 PM UTC

harichinnan wrote: post #45

brador wrote: post #44

Isn't India one of the top countries for surprise kidney removal? General link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organ_trade#Illegal_organ_trade

That's a factual statement. Just like you could've gone to the dentist in Oklahome and got H1V or Hepatitis. http://abcnews.go.com/Health/60-oklahoma-dental-patients-tes...

Post by ajays » Sun, Apr 21, 2013, 7:09 PM UTC

fakeer wrote: post #21

logn wrote: post #9

Well you can hire a software engineer in India for $10/hr. I think cost of living should have been at least mentioned in this article.

Standard IT service company entry level SE salary is ~ INR 25000/month -> INR 830/day =~ $15, now divide it by 9 and it comes down to ~ $1.7/hr. Of course this is fresher salary and at a services company like Infosys, TCS, Wipro etc. If you start with a product development(that means just fixing bugs in almost all the cases) company or some of the startup(such jobs are quite few) then the monthly salary can be sth fr…

Post by philwelch » Sun, Apr 21, 2013, 7:13 PM UTC

mschuster91 wrote: post #6

vaadu wrote: post #5

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Good luck with the ambulance chasing lawyers in the US. Also, India's drugs are cheaper.

Ambulance chasing lawyers? You mean, there exist lawyers who race behind ambulances just to get a mandate from the injured for suing the hospital for any and all possible malpractice? Edit: No need for downvoting. This behaviour even has a Wikipedia article. I am ashamed living on a planet where such things occur.