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International Health Care

U.S. Health Care: Misplaced Pride

Charles Heck | Posted 04.27.2013 | Politics
Read More: Health Care Reform, American Health Care, U.S. Health Care, International Health Care, Comparative Health Care, Health Care, Heath Care Outcomes, Politics News
Charles Heck

Evidence continues to mount that health outcomes in the United States are among the worst in high-income countries, while expenditures on health are far and away the highest!

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10 Top Health Care Destinations for 2012

Josef Woodman | Posted 03.06.2013 | Healthy Living
Read More: Medical Tourism, Hungary, South Korea, Mexico, Malaysia, Medical Travel, United States, India, Thailand, Barbados, Costa Rica, International Health Care Costs, International Health Care, Health Care Tourism, Health Tourism, Health Care Export, Health Care Exports, Health Care Destinations, Health Care Travel, Health Care Reform, Health Care Cost, Health Care Destination, Health Care, Health Care Costs, Healthy Living News
Josef Woodman

There's now plenty of global choice: At the close of 2012, more than 350 international hospitals have been awarded JCI accreditation, offering nearly any type of medical procedure to patients seeking access to lower-priced medical care without compromising quality.

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Antidote To Compassion Fatigue: Lessons From West Africa For US Health Care

Alison Craiglow Hockenberry | Posted 07.01.2012 | Impact
Read More: US Health Workers, Ashoka Changemakers, Greatest-Person-of-the-Day, International Health Care, Global Motherhood, Benin Health Care, Health Care, Compassion Fatigue, Impact News
Alison Craiglow Hockenberry

Compassion fatigue has an antidote. True, we can become weary of the seemingly infinite number of problems plaguing our fellow humans. But that same interconnectedness allows us do more than just learn about what's happening around the world. We can learn from it.

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Making Market Strategy a Global Life-Saving Tool

David de Ferranti | Posted 10.01.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Global Health Solutions, Health Care, International Health Care, Global Health, Market-Based Health Solutions, Market-Strategy for Health, Healthy Living News
David de Ferranti

Can reducing health commodity costs (i.e. the cost of HIV drugs or malaria bed nets) save millions of lives worldwide? Can it invigorate increased gi...

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Does America Also Need Cultural Health Care?

Rob Patterson | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: Health Care Bill, Digital Music, European Healthcare, Belfast, The Hague, Small Business, Government Bailout, Australia, Music Business, Austin, Affordable Health Care, Government Spending, Ireland, Spain, Socialized Healthcare, Canada, Sxsw, South by Southwest, Cultural Exports, Independent Record Labels, Creeping Socialism, Louisiana, Irony, Liverpool, Major Record Labels, American Music, Pepsi, Germany, Louisiana Music, Scotland, Health Care Vote, Miller Beer, Universal Health Care, Sxsw 2010, Government Subsidies, Israel, Berlin, Arts Council, Health Care Debate, New Zealand, England, Exports, Chevy, International Health Care, Arts Funding, Monster, International Music, Alternative Rock, Pop Music, Sobe, Yorkshire, Great Britain, Popular Music, Zone, Barbados, Health Care Reform, Japan, Music Industry, Socialism, Entrepreneurship, Rock and Roll, Global Competitiveness, Wales, Entertainment News
Rob Patterson

The majors were an almost ghostly presence at SXSW 2010. The indies have now seized the day within the leading-edge music market.

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Katharine Zaleski

International Health Care: HuffPost Commenters Share Their Stories

HuffingtonPost.com | Katharine Zaleski | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Health Care Reform, Health Care Argentina, Health Care England, International Health Care, Health Care Germany, Health Care Stories, Health Care Overseas, Health Stories, Foriegn Healthcare Huffington Post, Politics News

Last Friday I wrote about my experiences with a foreign health care system. I praised the quick, effective and very inexpensive treatment I received ...

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