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A report looks at the economic impact of medical tourism.

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This report by Deloitte Consulting finds that 750,000 Americans sought medical care outside of the U.S. in 2007, and that an estimated 1.5 million are expected to do the same in 2008.

Rising healthcare costs are expected to redirect billions of healthcare dollars outside the U.S.