The deposit — Care Abroad Money crosses the border before the patient does. A deposit — or in dental and hair work often the whole price — is paid to secure a date, usually by card or bank transfer, to an entity in another country that the payer… nanobotco.github.io/care-abroad/step/the-deposit/ · 16-Sep-2026 · 31K
Out-of-pocket — Care Abroad Money a household hands to a provider itself, rather than through a tax, a premium or a pooled fund. nanobotco.github.io/care-abroad/word/out-of-pocket/ · 17-Sep-2026 · 32K
Kenya — Care Abroad A source market. Kenyans with money or with an employer scheme fly to India for cancer treatment, cardiac surgery, transplants and neurosurgery; Kenyans without either do not go. nanobotco.github.io/care-abroad/country/kenya/ · 16-Sep-2026 · 229K
Facilitator — Care Abroad The commercial party between a patient and a hospital abroad. It gathers records, produces a quote, books the surgeon, often books the flight and the hotel, and meets the patient at the airport. nanobotco.github.io/care-abroad/word/facilitator/ · 17-Sep-2026 · 35K
The journey — Care Abroad The steps of treatment abroad in the order they happen, and where each one commonly fails. nanobotco.github.io/care-abroad/journey/ · 18-Sep-2026 · 32K
Prior authorisation — Care Abroad A payer's advance decision that a treatment is medically necessary. nanobotco.github.io/care-abroad/word/prior-authorisation/ · 17-Sep-2026 · 32K
Vietnam — Care Abroad A country that sends more money out for treatment than it takes in, and that is building a dental and cosmetic trade in Ho Chi Minh City on the difference. nanobotco.github.io/care-abroad/country/vietnam/ · 16-Sep-2026 · 225K
Choosing a facilitator — Care Abroad An intermediary stands between the patient and the hospital: it collects records, produces a quote, books the surgeon, sometimes books the flight and the hotel, and meets the patient at the airport. nanobotco.github.io/care-abroad/step/choosing-a-facilitator/ · 16-Sep-2026 · 35K
The deposit, and whether it comes back — Care Abroad Money paid before travel to hold a surgical date, and what happens to it when the operation does not take place — because the patient withdrew, because the clinic cancelled, because a visa was refused, or because a… nanobotco.github.io/care-abroad/risk/deposit-and-refund/ · 16-Sep-2026 · 35K