The recent kidnapping of four Americans in Mexico brought attention to a common practice formany people in the United States: medical tourism. The four Americans were caught in a shootoutbetween criminal drug organizations. A family member said the four were on a trip from the U.S. sothat one of them could get cosmetic surgery from a doctor in Matamoros. [   1   ] Arturo Bustamante, a health policy professor at the University of California, LosAngeles, said that those who visit Mexico for care are mostly Mexican or Latino immigrants livingin the U.S. [   2   ] He said non-Latino patients mainly cross the border to get treatment for theirteeth, buy prescription drugs, or to receive cosmetic surgery or some cancer treatments not coveredin the U.S.       However, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (or CDC) warns that medicaltourism could be risky depending on the country and the medical center. Among the risks areinfectious diseases, quality of care, language difficulties, and follow-up care. [   3   ]       To reduce risks, the CDC advises people to work with a healthcare provider or travel medicineprovider before making the trip. [   4   ] Lydia Gan of North Carolina noted that care providersoften have someone pick patients up at the airport and take them to the health center or hotel.Edelheit of the Medical Tourism Association added that patients should research care quality beforeconsidering prices. “They really need to make sure they are going with the best of the best,” he said.       Once patients choose a country and a provider, the CDC advises to bring medical records andto inform medical workers of any health problems. After a procedure, the agency says to get copiesof all new medical records and to plan for follow-up care. [   5   ] If someone has medicalproblems after returning home, it may be hard for their doctor to learn the details about the carereceived during a trip.
【題組】36. What is the writer’s main purpose for writing this passage?
(A) To promote medical tourism as an alternative.
(B) To highlight the risks of medical tourism.
(C) To explain why medical tourism becomes popular.
(D) To criticize Mexico for providing medical tourism.
(E) To compare medical tourism with other types of tourism.