The Globalization of Health Care, Round Two Health Policy Prescriptions By: Diana M. Ernst 11.13.2007
Medicine is perhaps the least expected of American industries to face global competition, but as businesses become globalized, national boundaries weaken against competitive forces and economic necessity. Today, doctors can work remotely from patients, and patients can choose remote health care. Medical tourism is growing, and that makes it more important for American public policy to streamline health care and allow domestic providers to compete internationally.