At last we have a good reason to make some calls urging the Democrats in Congress to pass one of their craptacular health care "reform" bills. Radio ranter Rush Limbaugh has vowed to leave the US if the legislation is enacted. Although passage of meaningful and necessary reform would be delayed for years if one of these hollowed out bills becomes law, at least the country might be spared the continued presense of this despicable man.

Curious in any case that Limbaugh promises to head to Costa Rica, which has a very successful socialized health care system. The country has benefited recently from a boom in health care tourism, especially with regard to US citizens because of the high cost of private health care in America.

With traditional tourism hit hard by the global recession, Costa Rica is seeking to draw foreign visitors by offering low-cost, high-quality health care – especially targeting people from the United States, where the same medical procedures can cost up to four times more.

Health tourism is growing around the world due to the high costs of private medical services in industrialised countries, which have prompted many to look to developing countries in search of good quality, inexpensive care.

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Foreign patients generally pay 30 to 60 percent less than what they would pay back home.

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