RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 A Tale of 2 Countries: The Cost of My Mother’s Cardiac Care in the United States and India
JF The Annals of Family Medicine
JO Ann Fam Med
FD American Academy of Family Physicians
SP 470
OP 472
DO 10.1370/afm.1676
VO 12
IS 5
A1 Sowmya R. Rao
YR 2014
UL http://www.annfammed.org/content/12/5/470.abstract
AB When my mother fell ill while visiting me in the United States, I had the opportunity to compare costs of surgical cardiac care in the United States and India. I faced challenges in making well-informed decisions in the United States due to the lack of cost transparency and the minimal flexibility offered in choice of care, whereas in India costs are readily available and allow most people to freely choose their preferred type of care.