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According to the CDC, medical tourism refers to people who travel to foreign countries to obtain medical care at a reduced price. Generally, the services most often sought are for cosmetic surgery, dentistry, cardiac surgery, and orthopedic surgery. The cost for these surgeries is in the range of 10-20% of what it would cost in the US and are done in 5 star facilities. Common...

  Dr. Saputo has decided to make all health and wellness programs available for free!   We would like to thank everyone who signed up for our health and wellness programs! Because of your support over the last year we are pleased to announce that we are now able to offer all of our health and wellness programs free of charge. It is our committment...

Rewarding MDs for following the policies of an insurance company that employs them is dangerous. One size fits all is not a good model to treat each unique person’s special health care issues.

  Linking health care to a volatile job market puts health care services at risk. There was a 7% rise in medical debt from 2007-09. Californians are living on a very thin margin because their most of their medical debt is under $2000. More than 50% of their plans are high deductible, which puts additional strain on their budgets. Even Medi-Cal enrolees...

          The integration of business, planet and society is a clear need for today's culture. Living a life of service brings up important questions about what we're doing today. The economic trap makes it difficult to focus on purpose. Most of us look for purpose that satisfies conventional standards of living. Living an authentic...

Telemedicine through website doctor services has become much more available over the past decade. There are about 30 million US users of these services and about 30% of MDs are now participating in electronic communication with their patients. The demand is rapidly growing. Ease of access, convenience and lower cost are all factors driving this kind of service.  The...