TIME magazine: Have you faced healthcare cost nightmares?

You know, some things about my job are really, really easy. I don't have to convince anyone that medical and dental prices are a tragedy in this country, and are getting worse all the time.

Sometimes people I talk to are lucky enough to have no health problems themselves, plenty of money,  exceptionally good insurance, or are family friends with a local doctor or dentist. Most average Americans are not that lucky.

Today, the newest issue of TIME magazine had an excellent cover story focusing on the impossible prices of healthcare, and I wanted to give you a link to it: http://healthland.time.com/2013/02/20/bitter-pill-why-medical-bills-are-killing-us/?hpt=hp_c1. "Why Medical Bills Are Killing Us" is a very apt title.

It takes work to convince people that medical tourism to Costa Rica can be a safe and quality alternative, and it then takes more work to convince them that our company (DentaRica) offers the best way for them to be the happiest with their experience (through our commitment to having quality partners).

The above article I link to does not mention medical tourism specifically, but it does mention one or two international tidbits:
"According to one of a series of exhaustive studies done by the McKinsey & Co. consulting firm, we spend more on health care than the next 10 biggest spenders combined: Japan, Germany, France, China, the U.K., Italy, Canada, Brazil, Spain and Australia. We may be shocked at the $60 billion price tag for cleaning up after Hurricane Sandy. We spent almost that much last week on health care. We spend more every year on artificial knees and hips than what Hollywood collects at the box office. "