Aetna Starting to Send Patients to Mexican Hospitals to Save Money

Posted on March 28, 2008
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Seen at Bloomberg:

Health insurers such as Health Net, Aetna Inc. and Blue Cross Blue Shield of South Carolina are offering cost savings to policy holders who take their ailing backs, hips and knees to foreign countries for non- emergency medical treatment. Mexico has emerged as a favored place for American medical tourists because of its proximity and U.S. insurer incentives.

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