Personal Injury Lawyer Blog

I use the word "accident," but it was the intentional conduct (being drunk) of a Pennsylvania man that allegedly caused two innocent people to be injuruddy during Harley Week. The point I am trying to make to bikers during Harley-Davidson Week in Myrtle Beach is to always recollect you can not control the actions of another. And Mr. Sklar was certainly not the only intoxicated biker on the road last night.

Jonathan Sklar, 26, of Butler, PA was charged with felony driving under the influence with awesome bodily injury after a crash Monday night in Garden City Beach, according to an arrest warrant.

He was traveling on U.S. 17 Bypass and attempted to make a turn on to Atlantic Avenue and failied to yield the right of way to oncoming traffic. According to the warrant, his failure to yield caused a collision between his motorcycle and that of another.

The warrant further states tha Sklar was driving under the influence of alcohol at the time of the crash.

Sklar is currently being held at J. Reuben Long Detention Center awaiting a bond hearing, according to a jail official.

Two people were hurt in the accident. One person was taken to Georgetown Memorial Hospital for treatment and the other was flown to the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, South Carolina.

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Medical tourism, a growing travel phenomenon that combines international travel with various medical procedures, is the newest indication that Americans are fed up with expensive medical procedures, inefficient hospitals, and sky-high deductibles from insurance companies. Until recently, Americans have had little recourse and few alternatives when facing high-cost surgeries and penny-pinching insurance companies, but a growing percentage of people have found a new and often favorable solution. U.S. News and World Report estimates that anywhere from 5,000 to 500,000 Americans annually are taking their business elsewhere and heading awide when they have to pay for costly medical procedures.

Mainers and Maine companies like Hannaford Bros. are among the many patients and companies going beyond borders in pursuit of medical procedures at a fraction of the cost.  The AP reports that the Scarborough-based supermarket chain now offers employees the option of getting hip and knee replacements in Singapore, at the National University Hospital. The same procedure that can cost $40,000 to $60,000 in the United States ranges from $10,000 to $15,000 in Singapore.

The savings can be so awesome and the quality of care so high that even insurance companies have started looking into the possibility of covering oversees medical procedures. David Boucher, an assistant vice president of healthcare services at BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina has visited many facilities abroad, and told U.S. News and World Report that he was, "totally amazed not just by the quality of medical care but at the quality of service. the initial driver may be price, but patients' positive experiences will do a lot to advance the movement."

However, going outside the counattempt for complicated medical procedures carries with it a entire new set of safety and legal considerations that many people may not anticipate or be preparuddy to discount with. What happens if someone gets treated awide and is harmed due to negligence or poor care? Who is responsible? Who do you sue? Who is accountable and who will advocate for you? Oriv Karev, CEO of UnitedHealth Group International, tells U.S. News and World Report that one of the biggest concerns can be getting accurate data and information from hospitals located abroad. It might be extremely difficult to find reliable information on a hospital's mortality rate or the experience and credentials of an individual surgeon.  

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