Americans head overseas for better and lower cost treatment

I thought I was beyond being shocked but an article I read today is beyond belief as an example of ignorance and arrogance. We all know that skyrocketing healthcare costs and the fact that some 47 million Americans are uninsured is speeding up the pace of medical tourism.
When you can get a hip replacement, dental care, heart surgery etc etc for a small fraction of the cost at home then a wise consumer would certainly look closely at what is on offer. Many overseas hospitals can offer a standard of facility and care better than anything in the U.S. Further, many are staffed by specialists either with U.S. Board certification and/or considerable work experience in western countries that puts them at least on a par.
In this article mention was made of people seeking new or alternative therapies overseas, with a researcher saying that if any such therapies were proven to work they would be done in the U.S. Then he went on to say that other countries lack the oversight as well as proof of efficacy and safety that would be required in the U.S. To which I say 'Rubbish'. Just research infection rates in U.S. hospitals - just ask patients treated overseas about the standard of care both medical and nursing that they received and they will tell you emphatically that they could not get the same level of care at home. Believe it or not, in Thailand for example doctors take the time to explain everything to patients and to answere all their questions. Nurses still look like nurses, not technicians and are prompt and solicitous in their care and attention to the smallest detail.
Patients in end-stage heart failure, cardiomyopathy and ischemic heart disease are flocking for adult stem cell therapy, clinical trail results of which show some 75 percent will gain considerable benefit from. meanwhile the U.S. pours money into embryonic stem cells which have done nothing but produce tumors in rodents.
Patients say they have never received better, more professional or more compassionate care than in Thai hospitals.
When is the U.S. going to wake up that their health system is not the best in the world by any means? Clinical trials overseas are run by ethics committees and the results published in respected journals. The U.S. has a system run by lawyers and vested interests - no way could it be said to be patient-centered.
People will vote with their feet and go where they can receive top care at an affordable price. If it is a new therapy or treatment they seek, then why should they wait for the FDA to lumber to any approval?
I'm waiting for the U.S. government to try and stop people getting better care overseas.