Comments on: Asian Secret #2: Geo Arbitrage https://asianliving.me/2010/06/30/geo-arbitrage/ Asian Travel and Lifestyle Blog by Ben Tue, 23 Jan 2018 20:22:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 By: D.R. Fideler https://asianliving.me/2010/06/30/geo-arbitrage/#comment-201 Tue, 20 Oct 2015 14:05:00 +0000 http://asianliving.me/?p=838#comment-201 Here’s an in-depth case study of how I used geoarbitrage to create a wonderful life — not in Asia, but in Sarajevo: http://www.brainstormeveryday.com/the-secret-of-geoarbitrage/ ]]> By: Nomad Capitalist https://asianliving.me/2010/06/30/geo-arbitrage/#comment-88 Wed, 20 Nov 2013 14:49:00 +0000 http://asianliving.me/?p=838#comment-88 You may be right. For better or worse, I’m not sure the medical industry that could compete on price has much desire to innovate. The medical field in the US is completely disorganized from what I can tell. Just go to an ER and see how difficult it is to get in; it took a friend of mine three hours to be seen despite a heart rate of 120. Meanwhile, I had a throat issue and got right in in Malaysia. ]]> By: Benji Ming https://asianliving.me/2010/06/30/geo-arbitrage/#comment-87 Tue, 19 Nov 2013 23:11:00 +0000 http://asianliving.me/?p=838#comment-87 Thanks for the comment, Nomad.
It seems like medical innovation may suffer in the US, but I don’t think that’s likely. Certainly a shift is occurring away from overpriced medicine and I see that has a liberating development in America. Some, including some of my family members, suggest $175 X-rays are just a necessary evil of our healthcare industry…

But, as entrepreneurs, we could agree that medical geo-arbitrage is a necessary and unavoidable disruption. I can’t wait to see what happens when/if US hospitals begin to compete on price for much of what’s on their standard menu.

]]> By: Nomad Capitalist https://asianliving.me/2010/06/30/geo-arbitrage/#comment-86 Tue, 19 Nov 2013 20:44:00 +0000 http://asianliving.me/?p=838#comment-86 The pricing discrepancies in these cheaper markets will have a huge impact on the growth shift in these industries. Say goodbye to any kind of real medical innovation in the USSA. Also, say hello to a new wave of entrepreneurial innovation in the emerging world, as entrepreneurs leverage increasingly intelligent and globally-minded workforces for pennies on the dollar. ]]>