Medical Tourism in France

There’s a new trend happening in workplaces across the United States. Employers and their employees are turning to medical tourism to escape rising healthcare costs and complicated provisions surrounding the Affordable Care Act.

In a video uploaded by the Medical Tourism Association, we get a chance to meet Bruce Ryan, who was given the chance to save on his surgical bills by travelling to France for his operation.

“Jack Norton, a human resources manager at Blue Lake Rancheria, heard a cry loud and clear, saving $12,000 in healthcare expenses for his employee in the process.

“Bruce Ryan, a construction manager at the Casino and Hotel run by the Blue Lake Rancheria tribe in Northern California, needed surgery for a debilitating and painful rotator cuff injury.

“His employer gave him the option to travel six hours to Stanford Medical Center or across the continent instead. Both employer and employee are resting quite comfortably with the decision.”