Wellmed is the first Medical Tourism facilitator working from Nicaragua with presence in the United States. Wellmed provides solutions both to patients looking for quality procedures/services at affordable prices and to doctors and hospitals looking to improve their market.
Japan has already been accepting thousands of patients from overseas annually – mainly from other Asian countries. The Japanese government has realized the rise in popularity of medical tourism and is now prepared to make efforts to become part of this.
Pan American Life Insurance Group, a leading provider of life and health insurance in Latin America and the U.S. Hispanic market. PALIG had strong financial growth in 2011 with the Latin America Group’s sales at a growth of 24 percent.
As scientists continue to develop stem cell therapies, governments are setting their own rules about the use and abuse. With few tested and approved therapies available, especially in the U.S., people are turning to clinics abroad for a miracle cure.
Many health insurance companies have been or are starting to offer options for health coverage in another country. Health Net is now offering the option to employers in Kern County, which will provide medical care locally or in several Mexican border cities.
Patients troubled by instability of the dislocated kneecap have for many years been treated with various kinds of surgery. Now that this problem has been given more attention the arthroscopic trochleoplasty was developed to improve the outcome.
Mexicali has the location, physicians, pricing and now designated vans and medical tourism lanes from Mexico to Las Vegas. Unfortunately, this type of deal wouldn’t work for all countries trying to attract medical tourists, but it is an innovative approach.
In April the Medical Tourism Association™ traveled to Los Angeles for the annual International Pow Wow. It brings in more than 1,000 American travel organizations and 1,200 international and domestic travel buyers from more than 70 countries.
The federal legislature of Mexico has taken notice as foreign patients continue to flock to their border state for medical care. The lower chamber passed new progressive legislation aimed at making the application of stem cell therapies more uniform.
Medical tourism can be susceptible to variations in the flow of patients in a destination due to economic crises, language barriers. Patients will make their choice that will benefit them, like international accreditation, safety and physician expertise.
The medical tourism industry is growing, even if its subfields are expanding, the higher education systems are lagging behind. The lack of a curriculum focused on training professionals for a career in medical tourism is highly evident.
The Republic of Costa Rica is a country with bewilderingly diverse landscapes from beaches on the Caribbean and the Pacific Ocean. Costa Rica has set high standards and has led the way to excellence in a variety of the country’s features like medical tourism.
The UEFA Euro 2012 Championship kicked off and Poland prepared stadiums, hotels and public response teams for soccer fans. Most foreigners visit Poland for its spas, dentists and plastic surgeons, but there is also growth in the areas of orthopedics.
Cruise ships are designed to pamper their guests with luxury, relaxation and fun alongside the medical tourism industry. Most cruise ships are currently equipped to handle medical emergencies and curative treatments.
When defining medical tourism, it is an industry that has not hit the mainstream fully, there is room to keep an open mind. Traveling to another country, state, city or region to receive medical, dental or surgical care for better quality, availability.
Great advances in medicine have been made over the last 100 years, not every drug, test, or medical device is safe. When adopting new technologies decisions are becoming increasingly important as the costs associated with making wrong decisions is surging.
Dubai Medical Tourism has been set up to implement a number of initiatives that will address the needs of identified markets. Dubai Healthcare City, a healthcare free zone developed to promote medical tourism, is a partner in the initiatives.
Spain’s Health Tourism industry is booming, but not in a good way due to the industry’s finances and about how to regulate costs. As a member of the European Union, Spain serves many patients from member states.
Canada has plans in the works to build a hospital aimed mainly at medical tourists and Canadians seeking faster care. The hospital will be the first of its kind and developers are looking to form international partnerships to help complete the project.
There seems to be some confusion in Britain about the exact uses of the European Health Insurance Card (EHIC). The EHIC provides travelers from the U.K. with healthcare at a reduced cost in other countries around Europe.
