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Profits in the middle

The growing popularity, though, has given rise to several problems, Kamenev told The Moscow News - such as middlemen, who he said are making heavy profits off of Russian patients.

"I met with a very respectable Israeli doctor recently and asked him why the prices our patients are shown are so ridiculous," Kamenev said. "He said to me, ‘Alexei, these prices are five times higher than what we charge!' So where's the money? The profiteers have it all."

His organization is attempting to make the industry more transparent and consumer-oriented by creating a new international online platform called MedOkey, comprised of some of the most prominent doctors and clinics worldwide. It is set to start work at the end of the year.

A single flow of Russian patients through accredited international agents will help "remove all profiteering and non-medical components from the industry," Kamenev said, by displaying comprehensive price lists, thus putting middlemen out of business.

MedOkey already has the backing of the World Health Organization and the World Medical Association. Kamenev has also been in negotiations with Israel to allow Russian citizens to use their public healthcare services, reaching agreement on a 10 percent quota that he believes will save thousands of lives.

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