An increasing number of people are travelling outside of the UAE to undergo medical procedures, from hip replacements to face lifts. Sudeshna Ghosh takes a look at the top medical tourism destinations.
The MTA, along with Chihuahua Medical City,will be hosting a “FAM” Trip, or Familiarization Trip to Chihuahua Mexico. Chihuahua Medical City is a strategy that brings together the best hopsitals and clinics in the city of Chihuahua.
The Medical Tourism Association hosts FAM Tour to the forever place of spring time Medellin, Colombia December 8th-12th 2009. Nine medical tourism facilitators, insurance companies and agents representing the United States, Canada and Caribbean are participating.
U.S. insurance companies have yet to wholeheartedly embrace medical tourism, along with U.S. employers. This hesitancy, some argue, may inhibit America from becoming more involved in the industry.
Check out the article ” A new breed of traveler with a new set of needs” in the Hotel Yearbook 2010, written by myself and Dany Cormany. You can find this article at the following link, turn to pages 182-185.
At the first roundtable of Health and Tourism ministerial delegates came together to outline the future of medical tourism. The high-powered congregation of policy makers discussed the opportunities and requests for assistance in medical tourism.
The Middle East has unique dual position in the Medical Tourism Industry. On one hand the regions well-developed hospitals are preparing to capture the international market for elective procedures on the other international healthcare organizations.
The subject of healthcare reform can seem daunting and for good reason: loaded with political, social and economical issues. Fortunately, at this year’s World Medical Tourism and Global Health Congress, certified financial planner Ralph Weber was a source of enlightenment.
South Africa has traditionally been featured as a preferred destination for the medical traveler particularly in the field of emergency treatment. Coupled with impeccable and internationally recognised expertise, the astounding tourist destinations offer a balmy spot.
Medical tourism is an increasingly popular trend that has expanded over the border region of Mexico and the U.S. The economic situation in the U.S. has left a large number of Americans without health insurance and unable to pay for expensive surgeries.
Medical tourism, the practice of crossing international borders for more affordable and available health care procedures at uncompromised quality, is a nascent and high growth industry, with U.S. patients actively seeking care in medical centers around the globe.
The American people are now debating on a very big issue: Obama’s Health Care Reform. Everyone is aware that American healthcare costs have increased unbelievably at an average level of 16.5% of the United States’ Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
Representatives of GHI, Global Health Israel, the medical tourism company that partners with MTA in Israel, attended the Second Annual WMT & GHC in Los Angeles. Mr. Moshe Steiner, GHI’s President, and Ms. Natalie Steiner, Vice President of Marketing, presented the company’s past and future.
Over the past several years, the medical tourism industry has established a firm hold in international and U.S. markets. Now it’s up to key players in the industry to streamline, expand and leverage the medical tourism process.
Medical tourism, defined by Deloitte as the process of “leaving home” for treatments and care abroad or elsewhere domestically. The recent US healthcare reform debate has heightened awareness of global care that is affordable, high quality, accessible.
Companies like` CIGNA International and Aetna Global Benefits have been providing international insurance to clients for years. At this years WMT & GHC those involved in the developing medical tourism industry were able to hear from two people.
It was quite clear to me from my participation in the Ministerial Roundtable and attendance at many of the sessions that there is tremendous potential for The Islands of The Bahamas to develop into a leading medical tourism destination.
Facing economic uncertainty that taxes ones sense of well-being, patients are increasingly looking to take control of their health. At the same time, the landscape of healthcare is changing, enabling them to play a greater role in doing so.
Medical tourism is viewed as Medical Outsourcing by most in the healthcare industry, Healthcare Globalization by media and by healthcare seekers as a Health vacation.
