Hey Maria,
Have a look at this link:
http://www.workforce.com/section/02/.../80/index.html
It is about companies looking at sending their employees abroad for health care with possible savings - etc. Of course companies are hesitant still - but they are giving it a good look.
This is just Poncho's 2 cents - but I think that with the inflationary costs of health care, having patients go abroad will definitely introduce competition and may just help improve things over here. Of course there are regulation issues, however, this may be on viable option as many industries are going global.
TTYL,
Poncho