CNN Documentary Shows Medical Tourism in Thailand is a Serious Business


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Bumrungrad hospital in Thailand is perhaps the shining star of affordable, foreign hospitals for medical tourists seeking treatment although most foreign hospitals aren't at the same caliber yet and may not always be a cheaper option than U.S. hospitals.

There's now a decent chance that flying half way around the world for medical procedures or surgeries will be cheaper than driving across town to a local hospital in the U.S., along with it being just as safe. CNN yesterday broadcast a documentary, part of the network's "Inside Man" series hosted by Morgan Spurlock, that follows Spurlock on a medical tourism journey to Bumrungrad International Hospital in Bangkok, Thailand where he receives a comprehensive chec