DaveR:
Don't want to derail the thread with a long debate, but here are some examples:
-A girl I know in the US, who came here from Belarus and didn't have insurance in the US came back home for a couple of months and spent most of that time visiting doctors and dentists. Her parents are doctors, so that helped, of course.
-I know some Russians who live in the UK and travel to Russia to for medical check-ups and treatment. Over there, health care is free, but the GP's main job is basically to deny people access to specialists unless it is an emergency, particularly in the poorer neighborhoods where many immigrants live.
I wouldn't go to Russia/Eastern Europe for medical treatment if i had access to affordable health care in a first world country through insurance or otherwise, but I would go there if the other option was to not get treated or face bankruptcy. As for dental work, I am actually considering going to Minsk to get some dental work done.
Don't want to derail the thread with a long debate, but here are some examples:
-A girl I know in the US, who came here from Belarus and didn't have insurance in the US came back home for a couple of months and spent most of that time visiting doctors and dentists. Her parents are doctors, so that helped, of course.
-I know some Russians who live in the UK and travel to Russia to for medical check-ups and treatment. Over there, health care is free, but the GP's main job is basically to deny people access to specialists unless it is an emergency, particularly in the poorer neighborhoods where many immigrants live.
I wouldn't go to Russia/Eastern Europe for medical treatment if i had access to affordable health care in a first world country through insurance or otherwise, but I would go there if the other option was to not get treated or face bankruptcy. As for dental work, I am actually considering going to Minsk to get some dental work done.