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Asia
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Hip Resurfacing In India - World Med Assist
Pioneertown, CA, Aug 18, 2008 -- Steve Berg returned from a 15-day trip for hip resurfacing in India, a trip that only four months earlier he’d never imagined. He also never thought he’d be joining the fast growing ranks of medical tourists traveling overseas from North America for surgery they can’t afford at home. |
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Taiwan Hopes to Become A Player
UKANG, Taiwan - Last year, the Taiwan Department of Health formed an initiative to facilitate medical travel. The program includes 20 hospitals that work with airlines, hotels and travel agencies, as well as the government, to attract medical visitors. If they are successful, Taiwan is poised to become a destination for medical tourism.
Since 1995, Taiwanese citizens have enjoyed universal health care, which allowed them to see any doctor at any hospital without referral. With a Smart Card that keeps their health records, Taiwanese citizens can receive dental, prenatal care, vision and major surgeries.
Taiwan must cross several hurdles before medical tourism can be successful. One of the most significant barriers is language. Another one is the fear of international patients of treating a serious medical condition in an unfamiliar country.
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Latin America
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Medical Tourism and Hospitality in Latin America: The Lodging Industry’s Latest Nip/TuckBy Wendy Chan and Mark Brady
Thursday, 8th October 2009
An overview of the rising phenomenon known as medical tourism and the potential synergy between the lodging and healthcare industries in Latin America.
Skyrocketing healthcare costs in the United States and other nations have spawned increasing interest in seeking medical procedures abroad. The phenomenon, known as medical tourism, is bringing increasing demand to select lodging markets in foreign countries. High demand for this synergy between global tourism, hospitality, and healthcare services has the potential to fuel mutual growth, putting international hotel and resort operations in a position to take advantage. |
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Latin America
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Panama’s Medical Tourism Soars
October 27th, 2008 from "Panama Real Estate Review"
Medical tourism involves foreigners visiting Panama for the sole purpose of receiving inexpensive medical care. Instead of lying on a beach or seeing the Canal, many foreigners come here for nip & tucks and other surgical procedures.
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Latin America
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Colombia Kidney Transplant
By Luis Fabregas
TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Sunday, February 18, 2007
The company promises a medical rarity: a healthy kidney or liver within 90 days at a South American hospital for about $100,000. |
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Mexico is Our India
From: Traveling4Health.com
Mexican hospitals are equal in quality to the medical tourism hospitals in India, and Mexico has the advantage that it's closer to home which translates into less stress of travel for American medical tourists plus, overall, a more sustainable senior health care resource for baby-boomers considering the cost savings of retiring abroad. |
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Patients Going Across Borders For Price and Quality
11:29 AM CDT on Monday, July 30, 2007
By ALFREDO CORCHADO and LAURENCE ILIFF / The Dallas Morning News
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When Carrollton resident Brian Woods needed laser eye surgery last year, he scrutinized options in North Texas for the best deal.
McAllen resident Cesar Vega was concerned about the long wait he faced to treat his broken leg after a motorcycle accident during the weekend leading into the July 4 holiday. |
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