Want to Save a Bundle On Your Heart Surgery? Consider India

Does $800 sound about right? Last I checked, it was $50,000 in the U.S. Details are at Business Insider. A snippet:

What if hospitals were run like a mix of Wal-Mart and a low-cost airline? The result might be something like the chain of “no-frills” Narayana Hrudayalaya clinics in southern India.

Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/inside-indias-no-frills-hospitals-where-heart-surgery-costs-just-800-2013-4#ixzz2RaF3s2KQ