http://www.psfk.com Your Go-To Source For New Ideas And Inspiration Wed, 15 Feb 2012 17:22:39 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.psfk.com/2009/03/is-offshoring-americas-healthcare-next.html Fri, 06 Mar 2009 14:30:15 +0000 Citing the rising cost of healthcare in the United States, several insurers have taken a page out of travel guides for “medical tourism” and begun toying with the idea of sending their patients abroad for routine surgeries. In essence, these large providers with recognizable names – Aetna, UnitedHealth and Blue Cross Blue Shield – are attempting to create global health systems by buying up networks in far flung locations from Thailand to Costa Rica. In an effort to cash in on the significant savings – some estimates place the number at $33 billion – insurers are prepared to go theRead more...]]>