US Healthcare Reform was signed into law March 23rd, 2010 by President Barack Obama. Healthcare Reform is expected to have a very positive effect on medical tourism and significantly grow the medical tourism industry.
Those living in, owning a business in, or simply visiting San Francisco have already begun feeling the effects of health insurance changes. For over a year now, small businesses have been forced to provide health insurance to their employees.
US Healthcare Reform was signed into law March 23rd, 2010 by President Barak Obama. Healthcare Reform is expected to have a very positive effect on medical tourism and significantly grow the medical tourism industry.
Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal talks about the healthcare reform bill, listing 5 reasons why he thinks the bill is bad for Louisiana and bad for our country. He also states Obama missed the chance to decrease the cost of healthcare, in a big way.
Tom O'Hara, President of Surgical Trip, speaks with the Medical Tourism Magazine regarding completion of the Medical Tourism Facilitator Certification Program. The Medical Tourism Association recently announced the first medical tourism facilitators to be certified.
While expatriate healthcare has been around for quite some time, many people do not realize that it is growing and has the potential to grow. As the healthcare environment is changing within the US and abroad, the healthcare dynamic is rapidly moving.
The Medical Tourism Association was delighted to participate in the Familiarization FAM Tour in the beautiful country of Chihuahua, Mexico. The goal of a Medical Tourism Familiarization Tour is to highlight the quality of care within the specific region.
Medical Tourism Facilitators are organizations that are involved in the coordination of patient care for patients traveling from one country to another. The certification process is a detailed process of evaluation which may take up to 120 days to complete.
Global healthcare refers to the growing international trend towards the greater utilization of medical services overseas. In 2005 alone, over 19 million people worldwide traveled overseas to access medical services.
Medical care in Korea has developed alongside the other high-tech industries here and currently the medical establishment provides care that is among the best in the world. People from around the globe begun to travel to Korea for quality, affordable care.
Set high in the mountains on an agricultural reserve, Las Joyas is surrounded by picturesque views of pure greenery. Standing in stark contrast to the beautiful scenery is the rural, impoverished community, consisting of shacks assembled with corrugated tin.
The Medical Tourism Industry has matured and changed so much over the past few years. We have seen it develop from a fragmented and disjointed industry to extremely organized much more educated sophisticated and stronger thus headed in the right direction.
Stem cell research offers potential for major advances in clinical therapy and could be used to replace missing or damaged cells. Stem cells offer the possibility of a renewable source of replacement cells and tissues to treat life-threatening diseases.
Healthcare as a global service is a reality in many countries, the US lags in development because there are gaps in industry rules. Ill-defined dispute resolution mechanisms, billing transparency concerns, and other significant issues.
Singapore is home to over 4 million residents; all of whom benefit from a thriving biomedical industry. It's an integrated healthcare structure, a large base of skilled medical professionals, the latest in medical technology and an international system.
It’s amazing how the world around us is in constant change, from a cultural point of view to an environmental perspective. It’s even more interesting how mankind reacts to its surroundings in different ways, each time with mental and physical consequences.
In the world of medical care, treatment for even a minor illness frequently runs into thousands of dollars. Medical insurance is virtually essential to gaining access to medical care.
The American religious communities have always maintained a strong spiritual connection to Israel. Israel’s advanced medical treatments, some of the best in the world, cost only a fraction of the U.S. equivalent, while being the leading edge of medicine.
The history of spas, defined as destinations people visit for renewal of body, mind and spirit, and medical tourism. The practice of people traveling across borders for medical treatment, can be traced back thousands of years.
Bumrungrad was the first JCI-accredited hospital in Asia and is one of the world’s most popular medical destinations. The hospital offers over a thousand specialists, 230 of which have been American board-certified.
