Medical Tourism News Roundup 12/12/14

 

Medical tourism continues to grow every year, and is expected to continue expanding as deductibles rise & as more and more companies self insure to save costs. Some employers are covering all travel costs (including expenses for spouses) as an incentive to encourage employees to consider medical travel.

Here are some recent articles regarding medical tourism that may be of interest:

Recent Medical Tourism Article Links

Medical Tourists Flock to Thailand Spurring Post-Coup Economy  (Bloomberg)

Excellent Article on Medical Tourism (Business Traveler Asia)

No Kidding: Overseas Medical Tourism Is Well Worth Trip

THAILAND: Thai hospitals expand to cope with medical tourism

Puerto Rico Wants To Be ‘Medical Tourism Powerhouse

World Medical Tourism Congress: Piece de Resistance for U.S. Employer Savings

The 10 Best Countries for Medical Tourism

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 Knee Surgery in Singapore?

©2014 Ben Gangloff

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