This is an interesting editorial on the relatively new phenomenon of Americans going abroad for surgery. I'd like to discuss this in the coming future, but I'm not sure exactly when.
Read the summary then listen to the audio (click on "Listen"). You might have to wait a minute for the audio to download.
As both medical and insurance costs skyrocket in the U.S. more and more people are taking trips abroad for both elective and required procedures. There is great debate over this trend. Some argue that most of these overseas clinics lack the standards and expertise that Americans have come to expect. Others find this view foolish, considering that many of these doctors graduated from American medical schools. Whichever side you fall on, you have to admit that it is troubling when citizens have to leave the country to get affordable medical care.
Possible Questions:
1) The speaker begins with a story about a woman dying when going in for surgery in a foreign country. Why did he start the story this way? Does it correspond to his tone in the rest of the piece?
2) Do you see this as a problem that Koreans will have or already do have? (going abroad for surgery)
3) Do you think that surgeries are riskier abroad (including in Korea) than they are in the U.S.?
4) Do you think that insurance companies should encourage clients to go abroad for medical procedures?
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
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