Famous for pristine beaches, ancient Buddhist temples and a mecca for backpackers, tourism fuels 10 percent of Thailand's GDP. The immediate effects on medical travel are minimal unless of course the government has set restrictions to that particular country.
MasterCard ranks Dubai seventh behind travel luminaries of the Middle East can now boast the fortunes of hosting a Medical Tourism. Dubai has grown from a sleepy Gulf port in the desert to become a crossroad of international commerce ad medical hotspot.
The Medical Tourism Association has been providing a voice to healthcare providers, insurance companies, overseas nations, hospitals. Qualified Americans paying into Medicare for decades and now living overseas are only asking for services from a social program.
Plans to launch a stem cell treatment center, an in vitro fertilization facility, a cochlear implant center, Bahamas is developing. It brings a potential new revenue stream through The Bahamas, 18% of the revenue is coming from medical tourism.
Activity-tracking devices will be challenged to keep pace with the increasing popularity of employee wellness programs. It is intended to improve and promote health and fitness that’s usually offered through the work place; insurance plans can offer them.
The Dubai Health Authority has its eyes set to attract 500,000 medical tourism patients a year and plans to build 22 hospitals. Designs aimed at making Dubai a major center for medical tourism when the United Arab Emirates territory hosts World Expo 2020.
Healthcare professionals dedicated to the integrated state of wellness are at the beckon call of medical tourism seekers. Fitness-minded activities like skiing and hiking can be coupled with traditional Western and alternative medicines from acupuncture and yoga.
Obamacare may be affordable to cancer patients and that they can finally get coverage under the new healthcare reform legislature. Doctors and insurance regulators fear that rules implemented under the ACA may give access to nation's best cancer hospitals.
Australian hospital administrators are getting increasing number of wealthy patients from Asia, the U.S. for treatments. Treatments like orthopedic and heart surgeries, cancer services and in vitro fertilization are witnessing huge attraction.
The medical tourism community is saddened by the loss of William F. Ruschhaupt, III, M.D., friend, colleague and skilled physician. He was an internist and specialist in vascular medicine and Chairman of Global Patient Services at the Cleveland Clinic.
Florida lawmakers have their way to prosperous flow of vacation travelers visiting Florida for sandy beaches and Disney attractions. It will be supplemented by international medical tourism patients seeking top-notch and affordable procedures and treatments.
Patients diagnosed with prostate cancer who are considering surgery first want to ask their doctor about a popular robot. Upon arrival amidst the stunning beaches and mountains, they find the first robotic surgery institute among the 13 regional island nations.
Miami International Medical Center draws company's extensive experience and global network to connect providers, coordinate services. Nueterra has a multifaceted remodel plan and intends to renovate the nearly 50-year-old hospital to create an upscale environment.
The Jeju City Development Center (JDC) hopes to capitalize on the lucrative Muslim population and medical tourism patients. Jeju's pristine environment with healthcare options like hip replacements, obesity treatments, wellness therapies, and plastic surgery.
There are likely several contributing factors to the uptick in U.S. healthcare REITs acquiring foreign assets. REIT targeted both Canada and the U.K. as growth markets some years ago, anticipated doubling of the senior populations in those countries.
Ecuador has an old world charm that few Americans were familiar with – until now, what a little research can do? No wonder International Living Magazine has declared Ecuador No. 1 out of the 22 best countries on its Annual Retirement Index for five years.
The rise of domestic medical tourism stems from employers working with distant healthcare providers, less expensive package deals. Domestic medical tourism competition between local, smaller providers and larger institutions.
Lufthansa, with its network of more than 200 destinations worldwide, is considered as a provider of state-of-the-art medical transport. Lufthansa is ideal for connecting patients to and from the U.S., India, Turkey, Middle East and Western Europe.
In today’s healthcare industry, the cost for a surgery fluctuates drastically, because of a disjointed healthcare system. Clients have struggled to remain competitive and provide their employees with a competitive wage and benefit package.
Cross-border travel for healthcare is not immune from ethical considerations and puts concerns of costs, risks and quality of care. A very real issue emerging in research is the ethical consequences of medical tourism.
