| The generation that was born between 1946 and | | | | A significant number have lost their jobs due to |
| 1964 is known as the Baby Boomers. This | | | | aging, downsizing and unemployment and as a |
| number is staggering and it is believed the people | | | | result they can no longer afford health insurance. |
| between the ages of 55 and 65 are one of the | | | | Medical tourism helps this demographic group in |
| largest age demographic groups in this history of | | | | the US more than any other group. Health |
| the US. Along with this, comes the rising need for | | | | tourism, as it also known as, gives this group an |
| a variety of health issues. However, with the | | | | opportunity to get premium healthcare and |
| rising medical care costs and the desire for baby | | | | vacation all at the same time. |
| boomers to travel, the best option left for them | | | | Leading health issues faced by baby boomers is |
| is medical tourism. | | | | due to their lifestyle habits and the most common |
| Baby boomers are expected to liver longer than | | | | ailments and conditions are heart disease, kidney |
| generations before them and this increases the | | | | disease, arterial sclerosis, osteoporosis, breast |
| need to treat chronic ailments like diabetes, | | | | cancer, lung cancer, colon cancer, stroke, and |
| coronary heart disease, asthma and the general | | | | arthritis. Dealing with these health problems is not |
| deterioration that comes with aging. | | | | cheap in addition to the wait time that people |
| Medical tourism can cater to the increasing | | | | have to endure. Medical tourism offers them an |
| healthcare needs of baby boomers and there are | | | | alternative source of treatment along with |
| many websites that offer assistance in the | | | | specialized care. Foreign healthcare providers are |
| decision making process and then taking care of | | | | offering superlative facilities, physicians, and |
| all the travel needs. | | | | surgeons to meet the needs of an ever-increasing |
| A large number of baby boomers are uninsured. | | | | number of baby boomers. |