Colombia ranked #22 in the WHO's 2000 health system evaluation — ahead of the US (#37) and Canada (#30). What the methodology measures, and why it hasn't been repeated.
Canada: 27.7 weeks for specialist treatment. UK: 7.6 million on NHS waiting lists. US: 40%+ report unreasonable waits. Colombia: days to weeks.
66.5% of US bankruptcies are medical. In Canada, the UK, France, Germany, Japan, and Colombia — effectively zero. One data point changes the conversation.
The three biggest competitors for US medical tourists, compared head-to-head on cost, flight time, language, accreditation, safety, and recovery environment.
Mexico, Colombia, Costa Rica, Thailand, Turkey — each offers dramatic savings on dental work. Here's how they stack up on cost, material quality,
For families priced out of IVF in the US, Colombia, Czech Republic, Spain, Greece, and Mexico offer dramatic savings with comparable success rates. Here
Colombia, Brazil, Turkey, South Korea, Thailand — the world's top cosmetic surgery destinations compared on safety, specialization, cost, and out
Americans hold $220 billion in medical debt, much at credit card interest rates. The annual interest alone exceeds total health spending in most nations.