Over $200 million is now generated from the medical tourism industry alone and continues to grow exponentially each and every year. In recent years, over 200,000 foreigners have specifically come to the Philippines to undergo medical treatments. With rising costs of healthcare in developed countries such as the USA, the trend will continue especially with the Philippines strong command of the English language unlike its regional neighbors or even parts of Europe. Today, the Philippines is the third largest English speaking nation in the World second to the UK and US.