How to Money · Wednesday, September 23, 2026
Dr. Jordan Grumet acknowledges medical tourism as a viable option for individuals seeking more affordable healthcare, citing examples where procedures cost significantly less abroad, even after factoring in travel expenses. He expresses dismay that Americans must travel for necessary medical care when the US healthcare system is so expensive, despite comparable outcomes in many cases.
“So my really, really good friends had a heart issue and it was an incredibly expensive surgery to get here in the United States. And so he did his research and he found actually there's an experimental treatment for this, a surgery that's even, it's less intervention and the recovery's quicker, but it's being done in London.”
“And when he looked at the numbers, I forget exactly how much he saved, but I want to say it was six figures. It was like $ 180, 000 surgery here and it was a $ 60, 000 surgery over there.”
“And so even when you think about the cost of plane tickets and recovery time over there, it was much cheaper to fly across the pond.”