Recent Posts

Industry News

Don't Miss This Educational Webinar ~ Sign Up Today!

This webinar is addressed to those companies that are interested in exhibiting or sponsoring the upcoming WMT & GHC. The presenter of this webinar will be Jonathan Edelheit, CEO of the Medical Tourism Association.

Industry News

England Enacting Its Own Healthcare Reform

The National Health Service in England, the publicly funded healthcare system for the country, is in the midst of a complete structural transformation. Many changes will be taking place, but perhaps the most monumental is accountability being embraced by an independent NHS board.

Industry News

Expatriate and Travel Insurance Healthcare Leaders Converge on Los Angeles, September 22nd-24th to Determine Future Opportunities in the Global Benefits Industry

As more and more businesses globalize, increasing the size and scope of their international or multinational operations, demand fires up for more robust expatriate healthcare benefit options and increased demand for quality travel insurance.

Industry News

Exhibitor and Sponsorship Opportunities for Medical Tourism Conference Webinar

This webinar is addressed to those companies that are interested in exhibiting or sponsoring the upcoming WMT & GHC. The presenter of this webinar will be Jonathan Edelheit, CEO of the Medical Tourism Association.

Industry News

Largest Private Hospital Network in Mexico Treating Cancer in Multidisciplinary Ways...

Hospital Angeles Tijuana, part of Grupo Angeles, a network of multifunctional hospitals in Mexico, has instituted an integrative approach to cancer treatment. They have combined holistic therapies with traditional therapies in an effort to battle cancer more effectively.

Industry News

eHealth and Life Sciences: The Future is Now for Medical Tourism

We live in a world of technology, with computers that are conceivably smarter than the average human, and capable of far more tasks. We rely heavily on machines with micro-chips and micro-processors and the future is before us now.

Industry News

According to the MTA, Colombia needs to step it up a notch

Although Colombia has attempted to benefit from the booming medical tourism industry by attracting medical tourists boasting low prices and high quality procedures, their plan hasn’t quite reached the potential they’d hoped.

Industry News

Next Stop ~ Yucatan

An incredible partnership has formed between a US Clinic Network and a US-Canadien Medical Tourism Facilitator company. US medical clinic network, MediCruiser Family Practice of Salt Lake City, Utah, grew tired of watching their uninsured or under-insured patients battle.

Industry News

US Insurance Company Cancels Hospitalized Cancer Patient's Insurance Over 1 Cent

La Rosa Carrington lost her job as an admissions representative in May. But she was able to keep her insurance because her circumstances being a single mother of two teenage girls and undergoing five chemotherapy treatments a month to treat her leukemia.

Industry News

Editor Renee-Marie Stephano Hits Controversial Topics for Couple of Years

Many publications came and gone as the Medical Tourism Association approaches the 3-year anniversary of Medical Tourism Magazine. President of the MTA and Editor-in-Chief Renee-Marie Stephano reflects on where we have been, where we are and where we are headed. ‍

Industry News

Employer Healthcare and Benefits Conference to Address Challenges and Opportunities for Employers Facing Rising Insurance Costs

Employers and Insurance Leaders gather at large to discuss opportunities and challenges in offering health insurance and employee benefits. Employer provided health insurance and employee benefits face tremendous challenges in the future as the cost of insurance.

Industry News

Medical Tourism Conference Releases Extensive Agenda to Target Emerging Opportunities for Global Healthcare Services

The 3rd Annual World Medical Tourism The 3rd Annual World Medical Tourism & Global Healthcare Congress has announced its extensive agenda for this year's Conference, which will take place on September 22-24th in Los Angeles, CA.

Industry News

Medical Tourism Conference Releases Extensive Agenda to Target Emerging Opportunities for Global Healthcare Services

International Medical Tourism Key Stakeholders gather to discuss opportunities and challenges of Inbound and Outbound Healthcare. Bringing future trends to the forefront of discussion during the 3rd annual MTA World Medical Tourism and Global Healthcare Congress.

Industry News

National Healthcare Reform Conference(TM) to Address Challenges of Reform and the Health Reform Bill

What does this mean for medical tourism? Well, the answer, plain and simple, is that this is a complex matter, with no simple answer. However, at the National Healthcare Reform Conference held in LA this September, these questions and more will be tackled.

Industry News

One Airline Refuses to take this Bad Economy Sitting Down...

In an effort to offer the lowest-priced seats available, one airline is planning to offer a standing room only section to its passengers. Ryanair announced its plan and claims it could potentially decrease fairs while increasing the number of passengers onboard.

Destination Spotlight

Quality Medical Holidays in Romania

Romania is a country with a reputation for its scenery and landscapes, its Medieval fortified villages and castles, its painted monasteries and the Danube Delta – the third largest biodiversity in the world – to list just a few of its attractions.

Destination Spotlight

Canada Embraces Medical Tourism~ The Reasons and Risks

It is time that Canadians are educated on the newly coined term “Medical Tourism” as an available option for medical procedures. The concept of “tourism” may be misleading for many times the typically advised tourist activities would be limited.

Destination Spotlight

Orthopedic Surgery for the International Tourist Patient

Orthopedic surgery has often been considered a largely inpatient specialty due to the common association of this field. Such as hip and knee replacement, since this process can require several days of hospitalization patients seeking major joint replacement surgery.

Destination Spotlight

Traveling for Treatment in an Uncertain World

One of the world’s most popular medical tourism destinations is affected by a shocking terrorism attack. Patients who had preferred the country’s top medical centers for advanced treatment and modern technology begin switching to hospitals in other countries.‍