Thursday, June 10, 2010

Colonoscopy: $9,000 in the U.S.; $350 in Costa Rica



Video segment about a retired Detroit meteorologist, with a high deductible for his health insurance, who turned to medical tourism in Costa Rica for a common procedure. Quotes for a routine colonoscopy in the U.S. were as high as $9,000 (and as low as $2,000), but only $350 in Costa Rica.

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