Medical tourism in post-reform era?

In one of our last posts we expressed concern that healthcare reform is dead. We know now that it did, indeed, pass. However toothless it may be. What does it mean for medical tourism and our company? Even more opportunities!!! Recently my friend went to an orthopedic doctor to follow up after a bad ankle sprain that landed her in an emergency room several days earlier. The friend was getting ready for a track competition and wanted to make sure she is OK to participate. The doctor spent about 8 minutes with her, looked at the X-rays from the ER, wrote an RX for an MRI and commented on how he will not be able to read any results the next day because he was going to be on a boat. These 8 minutes commanded a charge of $700.00. That would be $5250 an hour! Can healthcare reform fix greed?

Clearly, one would not go abroad for a sprained ankle. But what about dental work or elective surgery?