In May 2006, Time magazine's article "Outsourcing Your Heart" pointed out that due to high US medical costs, more and more underinsured American patients are choosing to undergo medical treatment in India, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia and other inexpensive Asian countries.
2006 年 5 月，時代雜誌在「心臟外包」的專題中指出，由於美國高昂的醫療費用，越來越多保險不足的美國病患選擇到印度、泰國、新加坡、馬來西亞等價格便宜的亞洲國家治病。