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LEGAL ISSUES Traveling with Privacy Protection

While no one should avoid seeking medical care in an emergency, all tourists should be aware that their privacy may receive more or less protection depending on where they are. Depending on where patients are coming from and where they are going.

Editorial

Costa Rica: The Great Opportunity

Costa Rica is the country of sunny beaches on the Pacific Ocean and Caribbean rhythm on its Atlantic Coast. It is the country with the best coffee in the world, of tasty bananas, pineapple and melon consumed on the tables in five continents.

Healthcare Reform - Legal & Policy

The United States Court System and Liability for Treatment of American Patients Overseas ~ Challenging Jurisdiction

It seems like every day you see the same statistics quoted in the news media, cited by candidates running for political office or in the trade press, that as many as 50 million Americans have no health insurance.

Economics & Investments

Financial Savings in Medical Tourism?

American patients pursue health care in medical destinations primarily to save money. Employers and insurance companies are exploring offshore healthcare options for the same reason.

Editorial

Costa Rica: More than Cosmetic & Dental Surgery

Costa Rica not only has universal health care, but Costa Rica is considered to have one of the best health care systems in all of Latin America The government runs more than 30 hospitals and 250 clinics.

Destination Spotlight

First American Live Liver Transplant in India

Canadian born Kevin Stewart, now a resident of the Florida Keys is alive and very well today because of his trip to India for a liver transplant, arranged and expedited by global healthcare company, WorldMed Assist.‍

Destination Spotlight

Costa Rica: From Ecotourism Leader to World Class Healthcare Provider

Costa Rica is well known around the world as a premier ecotourism destination. Its proximity, stunning scenery and friendly locals have been luring North American travelers for at least three decades, long before the term “ecotourism” became popular.

Editorial

BINA BUZZ Unaffordability Ebola Spreading throughout Healthcare

At the first, International Medical Tourism Conference in Las Vegas this year, Milstein was one of the prominent canaries singing an early warning of a virus attacking the seemingly immune U.S. Healthcare System.

Editorial

What is Your Country's Ranking?

The WHO report came out as the first ever analysis of the performance of the health systems of WHO’s 191 Member States. The performance assessment of health systems is based on many country variables such as: socio-economic, political and technological.

Destination Spotlight

ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY IN COSTA RICA

All our patients not only leave satisfied with the medical result obtained they leave thankful for having found a different way of medical care. From the medical point of view it behooves just to mention that in Costa Rica we have the highest longevity index.

Destination Spotlight

Costa Rica: Big Trip Little Country

In the heart of Central America, bridging the gap between the Pacific and Caribbean Seas, Costa Rica provides an ecotourism for anyone, just a two and a half hour flight from Miami.

Editorial

5 Elements to Choosing an International Hospital

With so many choices available to us, it is sometimes difficult to discern truth from fiction and make sense of the mountain of information that is coming our way. This is especially true when it comes to choosing and trusting the right hospital.

Editorial

EDITORIALS

America is viewed as the land of the great and the land of opportunity. Unfortunately, that is painting a pretty rosy picture that isn’t exactly true. At the end of the day our health care system is broken.

Editorial

SELECTING A MEDICAL TRAVEL DESTINATION

According to the National Coalition on Health Care approximately half a million Americans travelled internationally to seek surgical treatment. This trend looks set to continue increasing with the population aging and the prospect of lower healthcare cost in America nowhere in sight.

Destination Spotlight

Patient Processing Clinica Biblica Style

In an effort to make this process easier Clinica Biblica Hospital established an international patient department specifically dedicated to making life a little easier for the foreign patient.

Economics & Investments

The Boomers are Coming! The Boomers are Coming!

It’s the “Baby Boomers!” The emergence of the baby-boomer generation has been driving many of the changes in American society and culture. Everything from hairstyles and health clubs to the Dr. Spock method of parenting is affected.

Destination Spotlight

Got a Passport? Gain a Smile.

A great number of Americans are not covered by dental insurance. For those who have dental insurance, their insurance generally does not cover cosmetic or aesthetic procedures, such as veneers, crowns, bleaching or dental implants.

Medical Tourism

Mejores Médicos de Cáncer de Próstata en Nueva York

Descubra el tratamiento del cáncer de próstata en Nueva York. Encuentre médicos destacados y hospitales líderes en cáncer. Expertise, tecnología y experiencia para su salud. tratamiento cáncer de próstata, médicos oncólogos, hospitales de cáncer, Nueva York, cirugía robótica, Dr. Ash Tewari, opciones de tratamiento.

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Global Leaders in Stem Cell Therapy as an Alternative to Hip Surgery

Discover the Future of Hip Treatment: Stem Cell Therapy - An Alternative to Surgery. Explore the Success Stories and Advantages of Stem Cell Therapy Over Traditional Hip Surgery. Learn from Global Leaders in Regenerative Medicine. Visit Now for More Information! Call to Action: Learn More at www.stemcellcouncil.com and Get a Free Quote at www.stemcellcouncil.com/free-quote. Stem cell therapy for hip pain Alternative to hip surgery Global leaders in regenerative medicine Stem cell treatment options for hips Non-invasive hip treatment Advantages of stem cell therapy over surgery Regenerative medicine for hip joint issues Best centers for stem cell therapy Success stories of hip stem cell therapy Hip joint regeneration with stem cells Stem cell therapy for hip mobility Hip pain relief through stem cells Innovations in hip treatment Cutting-edge hip regenerative therapies Stem cell solutions for hip problems

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Medical Tourism Index

Medical Tourism Index: A Critical Gauge for Medical Tourism Destinations

The Medical Tourism Index offers stakeholders, as well as health consumers and payers a unique advantage in exploring major medical travel destinations, providing adequate information about their healthcare and social infrastructures as their commitment to the highest quality of care. The MTI is available to governments, and insurers, and health consumers and presents a valuable resource to identifying, tracking, and evaluating the quality and standards of healthcare across several destinations.