PYMNTS.com Global Citizen Index published research in November 2016 detailing the number of patients traveling to the United States for care and other key statistics on the international healthcare industry.
Here are eight points on the international patients seeking care in the United States:
1. The international healthcare market valuation is between $40 billion and $80 billion.
2. Nearly 300,000 international patients sought care in 2016.
3. Forty-five percent are 55-years-old and older.
4. Forty-four percent travel to the United States due to the quality of care.
5. Thirty-three percent of patients list life-threatening conditions as their primary reason for traveling to the United States for care.
6. Healthcare does not come cheap, with the average U.S. daily hospital stay totaling more than $2,000 for an admitted patient.
7. The average international patient in the United States pays between $35,000 and $50,000 in medical expenses.
8. Nearly 60 percent of these international patients hail from Asia and Africa.
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