Globalization Shapes Health Care Choices in U.S., Abroad
Throughout November, NPR's "All Things Considered" included a series of reports examining the impact of medical tourism and globalization on the health care industry.
Segments in the series appear below.
- "India's Middle Class Gets Brand-Name Health Care" (Knox, "All Things Considered," NPR, 11/7). A partial transcript and audio of the segment are available online.
- "Employers, Insurers Consider Overseas Health Care" (Allen, "All Things Considered," NPR, 11/14). A partial transcript and audio of the segment, as well as expanded NPR coverage, are available online.
- "Clinic Offers 'Transformation' Through Fasting" (Harris, "All Things Considered," NPR, 11/21). A partial transcript and audio of the segment are available online.
- "Medical Tourism Creates Thai Doctor Shortage" (Hamilton, "All Things Considered," NPR, 11/29). A partial transcript and audio of the segment are available online.
- "India's Doctors Returning Home" (Knox, "All Things Considered," 11/30). A partial transcript and audio of the segment are available online.