Low Cost Medical Innovation Seeping into the U.S. - Like it or not!

Low cost medical innovation is happening outside of developed countries, including the U.S.  This innovation will seep into the U.S. whether big business likes it or not.  Consumers are asking tough questions these days, and not just depend on what they're told.  You can be part of the solution to fix a broken health care system.

This is what caught my eye.... Low Cost Medical Innovation in China and India - http://health-club.org/medical-innovation-china-india

To find more of the same, here are the Google Search Strings I used...

• (low-cost OR affordable OR cheap) (medical-innovation)
• (low-cost OR affordable OR cheap) (medical-innovation) (asia OR india OR china OR brazil OR bricit)

From above, here are some that attracted me...

http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/157/bone-drills-lunar-design-stanford - Stanford Bone Drill India 

http://www.economist.com/node/17961922 - Asian Medical Innovation - also http://davidvansickle.com/2011/01/economist-on-low-cost-medical-innovation/ also http://www.economist.com/node/17961922/comments 

http://health.newamerica.net/blogposts/2011/cost_medical_innovation_and_the_affordable_care_act-43533 - related to Affordable Health Care Act 

http://www.msfaccess.org/structural-tags/driving-medical-innovation - List of articles on low-cost medical innovation worldwide 

Medical innovation in the changing healthcare marketplace: conference summary - National Academies Press, May 30, 2002 - Book

And, of course, there is Tom's Personal Clinic - Maybe my work will inspire others.

http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2012-01-18/news/30639136_1_innovation-medical-device-india-and-china - India frugal medical innovation

http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/arabic/article.cfm?articleid=2786 - low cost considered "disruptive innovation" by some

http://www.healthleadersmedia.com/page-1/TEC-261590/Medical-Technology-Innovation-Gaining-Ground-in-China-India - India and China

http://newsbusters.org/blogs/mark-finkelstein/2011/09/22/kattys-complaint-why-doesnt-usa-have-40-year-plan-chinas - Why doesn't U.S. have medical innovation plan like China?

http://www.ted.com/talks/r_a_mashelkar_breakthrough_designs_for_ultra_low_cost_products.html - examples in video

http://www.freepressrelease.eu/?p=47664 - example of medical tourism in India

Some Action Steps...if you want to help yourself and others with affordable healthcare

1. Send this to your congress-person, president, or other government leaders. Ask them why we can't be as progressive as India and China are.
2. Send this to your healthcare professional, insurance providers, and the like. Ask them to promote low cost medical innovation.
3. Consider doing what I have done in Tom's Health Care Reform Plan. Take charge of your own life.
4. What else can you or others do? Please comment for all to see.

Disclaimer - For information only, and not medical advice.