I should mention that Paul Buchheit wants to fund the Uber of medical tourism: https://twitter.com/paultoo/status/566379518261088258 The tweet: "I want to fund the 'Uber' of medical tourism Needs 5 star service, simplicity and safety Let me know if you apply - http://www.ycombinator.com/apply/" It really has to happen. Health care in the US is just fucked, and everyone knows it.
Well, the "Uber" business model is actually pretty hard to do in an industry as heavily regulated as medicine (and honestly it's a difference between getting into an unrated driver's car or putting yourself under the knife of an unrated developing country's doctor)... Then again, our friends at Medigo seem to do great service in this direction so far and have just raised a series A ( https://www.crunchbase.com/organi…
Re: My adventures in medical tourism
#201Wouldn't the "Uber" business model mean they are rated? Bad doctors would not get 5 stars and then get dropped. Vs the current state of affairs where the doctors aren't rated at all. If people were going to travel for medical tourism anywhere wouldn't you want to go to a doctor that has been rated 5 stars vs one that hasn't? Bearing in mind they all have qualifications.