TRIPLE CARDIAC BYPASS SURGERY STORY ON NBC NEWS

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Anchor: It’s medical tourism that’s attracting hundreds of thousands of Americans to India every year.

Steve: I’m a middle class guy. I work for a living. I pay plenty of taxes, believe me.

Anchor: But Yuma resident, Steve S, is just one of 47 million Americans who face the same problem – no health insurance.

Steve: It was pretty close to $700 a month in 2000 when my insurance company cancelled me.

Anchor: After many attempts to secure coverage with other agencies, the answer was the same. With a pre-existing condition, Steve was just not worth the risk.

Steve: The major stumbling block to me getting health insurance is the fact that I’m a diabetic.

Anchor: With looming health problems, Steve understands just how important having insurance really is.

Steve: I knew there was something wrong but with no health insurance it’s expensive even diagnosing the problem.

Anchor: He decided to take matters into his own hands by contacting Healthbase, an agency that connects patients in America with leading hospitals around the world.

Steve: India seemed to me like the most bang for the buck.

Anchor: Healthbase connected Steve with Dr. Trehan, a man with over 15 years of experience working in New York before returning to India. The diagnosis – triple bypass surgery.

Steve: So it’s basically the same doctors. It’s people that have come over here, had training and gone home.

Anchor: But here’s what not the same – the cost. A triple bypass surgery including doctor, hospital and nursing charges will run you up to $110,000 in the US whereas Steve only paid $14,000 in India.

Anchor: And how do you feel now?

Steve: I feel great. I haven’t had any chest pains since I’ve had the surgery.

Anchor: In Yuma, for News Channel 11, I am Brittney Shipp.

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TRIPLE CARDIAC BYPASS SURGERY STORY ON NBC NEWS