| For many decades, the United States has been | | | | best heart hospitals in the world. In fact, a Saudi |
| well known for its excellent health care system. | | | | prince came to this hospital to have heart |
| People from all over the world have come to the | | | | surgery. Also, Cincinnati has a children's hospital |
| United States to get major surgical procedures | | | | that is also well-known throughout the globe for |
| done or to have continuous long-term care | | | | its incredible work with sick children. |
| available to them for lifetime diseases or illnesses, | | | | 3. The doctors in America are very well trained. It |
| such as cancer. Also, there is a foreign vision | | | | takes six years of schooling and then more time |
| insurance plan where people from other countries | | | | to complete a residency program before a doctor |
| can buy this package for just one procedure. For | | | | can even think about having their own practice or |
| example, someone from England can buy vision | | | | joining one that is already established. The medical |
| insurance in the U.S. only for their eye surgery or | | | | schools in the U.S. are really difficult to complete. |
| yearly eye exams and nothing else, if that is what | | | | 4. The United States has been known for |
| they want. There are many reasons why people, | | | | decades for having the most advanced |
| including royalty from other nations choose to | | | | treatments in the world. Studies have consistently |
| have their healthcare completed in America. Below | | | | shown that cancer patients have at least tripled |
| is a list of explanations as to why people come to | | | | the chances of surviving cancer compared to any |
| the U.S. for healthcare: | | | | other country around the globe. The state of the |
| 1. In the U.S., people can collaborate with their | | | | art technology in the U.S. has helped it to become |
| doctors about their treatment options and final | | | | the best in the world as far as long-term care |
| decision. In many other countries, the government | | | | and many surgical procedures. |
| is involved in medical decisions, so some people do | | | | There are many more reasons that are not on |
| not get the proper care they need. This is why | | | | this list that explain why individuals choose to seek |
| they come to the United States. This is especially | | | | treatment for a long-term illness or to have |
| true for complex surgical procedures that they | | | | surgery in the United States. America offers the |
| may not be able to get in their own country and | | | | some of the best care in the world and at a cost |
| for long-term treatment for an illness such as | | | | that can be fairly reasonable. However, this is |
| cancer. It is much easier for these people to get | | | | beginning to change as developing countries are |
| radiation or chemotherapy in the U.S. because it is | | | | becoming more popular when it comes to minor |
| given much more readily here. | | | | surgical procedures, since these countries have |
| 2. America has some of the best hospitals in the | | | | begun to catch up with the U.S. when it comes to |
| world. Cleveland, for example, has one of the | | | | technology and talented doctors. |