Video: Medical tourists coming to Oklahoma

March 14, 2013

I’ve blogged previously about a terrific video, “Oklahoma Doctors vs. Obamacare,” produced by the Reason Foundation, a venerable 44-year-old think tank in Los Angeles that has been praised by the likes of Milton Friedman, Steve Forbes, and John Stossel. OCPA recently hosted a room full of lawmakers to watch the video. Dr. Keith Smith, an Oklahoma City anesthesiologist featured in the piece, was on hand to answer questions and participate in a very productive conversation with the legislators. Afterwards, Dr. Smith told me that, thanks to price transparency, Oklahoma City has become a hub of medical tourism. Take a look: