I noticed this simple comparison at AltSearchEngines, “RevaHealth, the Medical Tourism Search Engine”.
I think this small table is quite dramatic. With our health system ranked at #30; with free market jingoists trumpeting that only competition improves things… hmmm.
| USA | UK | Hungary | Poland | Mexico | Costa Rica | Thailand |
| $1500 | $1000 | $540 | $430 | $400 | $400 | $300 |
Worry? Why worry? For example, the World Health Organization recently rated Costa Rica’s health system above that of the U.S.