Rush Limbaugh said he’d go to Costa Rica for medical treatment if the healthcare reform touted by President Barack Obama is passed. If that happens, he’ll join legions of American medical tourists who travel to this bastion of socialized medicine every year.
SAN JOSÉ, COSTA RICA
Conservative talk-show host Rush Limbaugh said this week he’d go to Costa Rica for medical treatment if Congress passes proposed reforms to the US healthcare system.
That might sound like an unusual choice, since this is a country with one of the longest standing socialized healthcare systems on the planet. Everyone here (including resident foreigners), are required to pay into the government-run health system, whether they use it or not.
But Limbaugh’s choice may also serve to advertise what many Americans traveling here for medical treatment already know: Costa Rica is a fabulous place for medical tourism.
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