(NAPS) - With most everyone agreeing health costs aren’t likely to decrease anytime soon, Americans looking to save money—without sacrificing quality care—are fast turning Brazil into the “medical tourism” destination of choice.

 The practice of seeking out low-cost foreign alternatives to U.S. health providers has now progressed to the point where amenities also matter. And South America’s Brazil—think Rio and San Paolo, the 2016 Summer Olympics and the world’s eighth-biggest economy—stands out on both fronts.

Even the wealthy have long flocked there for its top-notch, internationally accredited plastic surgery and bariatric surgery. And yet the same gastric bypass that can cost $50,000 in the U.S., say, runs only about $17,000 in Brazil. In fact, prices for everything from face lifts to heart bypasses to dentistry are as much as 75 percent less than in the U.S. 

Facilitating the process for Americans is a company called Sphera International that uses “medical travel facilitators” to link patients up with choice Brazilian facilities. “All physicians are experienced professionals who’ve been trained at some of the best medical schools in the world,” says CEO Alex Lifschitz.

For more information, visit www.brazilmedicaltourism.com.

With most everyone agreeing health costs aren’t likely to decrease anytime soon, Americans looking to save money—without sacrificing quality care—are fast turning Brazil into the “medical tourism” destination of choice.