I personally find Indian capitalistic medical care equivalent to the US. Under most circumstances (i.e., I don't need a super specialist who happens to be located elsewhere) I'll always choose to have work done here in India.
I've made this choice before and never regretted it. You can read about a description of my spine surgery if you like:
Similarly, I messed up my wrist a month ago while I was in the US. I waited until I got to India to even bother with a doctor - too much hassle in the US ("no I don't want narcotics, just tell me how to fix it") whereas over here I just swiped a credit card. Unlike in the US, I even knew the price before I bought services!
(Any doctor/hospital who won't tell you the price will get no business - that's capitalism + cost conscious consumers for you.)
> I personally find Indian capitalistic medical care equivalent to the US
Having had multiple friends and relatives get treated for identical diseases and/or undergo identical treatments between the United States and India, I respectfully disagree. Survival, technology, training and quality of care are undoubtedly higher in America.
Comparing averages, I agree. Most of India is rural poverty, with few good hospitals. Or, for that matter, few good toilets.
Comparing the places available to me - an upper middle class professional - I strongly prefer India. Spine surgery cost me 1 month of the average Indian software engineer's salary (vs easily 1 year of salary in the US), and quality was equivalent.
My doctor was as good as any in the UK (he was licensed to practice there, in fact), he just came back home for family reasons.
I've made this choice before and never regretted it. You can read about a description of my spine surgery if you like:
https://www.chrisstucchio.com/blog/2015/medical_tourism.html
Similarly, I messed up my wrist a month ago while I was in the US. I waited until I got to India to even bother with a doctor - too much hassle in the US ("no I don't want narcotics, just tell me how to fix it") whereas over here I just swiped a credit card. Unlike in the US, I even knew the price before I bought services!
(Any doctor/hospital who won't tell you the price will get no business - that's capitalism + cost conscious consumers for you.)