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Keen to take advantage of low-cost healthcare in India, the US is pushing its insurance firms to draw up attractive medical tourism packages with Indian hospitals to facilitate travel and treatment for its citizens there.

A few firms have already started offering 30-40 per cent discount on their annual health insurance premium for those going to India for treatment. Some are also adding tourism and shopping to their packages and arranging for friends and relatives to stay at nearby affordable hotels.