Gupta, Amit Sen2019-09-252019-09-252011-03-142008-010975-5691http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12424/176932"The key selling points of the Indian medical tourism industry are the combination of high quality facilities, competent, English-speaking medical professionals, “cost effectiveness” and the attractions of tourism. The cost differential is huge: Openheart surgery costs up to $70,000 in Britain and $150,000 in the US; in India’s best hospitals it could cost between $3,000 and $10,000. Knee surgery costs Rs. 3.5 lakh ($7,700) in India; in Britain it costs $16,950 (1). Dental, eye and cosmetic surgeries in western countries cost three to four times as much as in India. Medical tourists usually get a package deal that includes flights, hotels, treatment and, often, a post-operative vacation."engWith permission of the license/copyright holdertourismmedical ethicsBioethicsMedical ethicsHealth ethicsArticle