Comments on: The Rise of Medical Tourism: Shopping the World for Medical Procedure Bargains

By: daisy

daisy — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 09:14:13 +0000

the picture with the xray is flipped the wrong side. it should say L on the patients left

By: Henry Williams

Henry Williams — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 13:50:47 +0000

good post sandra

By: Sandra Miller

Sandra Miller — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 08:19:06 +0000

There are a number of trends that suggest medical tourism will not only boom, but become commonplace: 1) 1 million lost insurance in the past year, there are now 50 million uninsured in the US and another 20 million underinsurced

2) the income gains made in the past decade are less than the increases in health care costs, meaning people *with* insurance have less money available for health care

3) medical device companies are routinely launching in Mexico and Europe,

4) adult stem cell innovation is taking place abroad

5) employers costs to insure employees has risen sharply

There are as many or more excellent options abroad as there are in the US. While being informed is of course desirable, it isn’t difficult at all to identify great options for medical, surgical and dental care in Costa Rica, Colombia, Mexico, South Korea, the Philippines, India, Panama, Mauritius, and Spain.

I work for Health Travel Technologies, we provide the business operations platform for “health care in the cloud” to many international doctors and hospitals – domestic too within the US. We’re seeing stem cells and medical device makers really have an impact on seeking treatment abroad. IVF too!

By: Henry Williams

Henry Williams — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 13:24:36 +0000

this is a touchy area for me i feel like there is always a risk going to a foreign land and having a procedure done

By: Ed Zelinsky

Ed Zelinsky — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 12:17:30 +0000

Going to Budapest on friday! Dental work for my wife. Her 2nd visit. She liked it so much she wants to show me around. the clinic is in the hotel (special deal) and they are sending a driver to pick us up at the airport. The savings (bridge crown) will pay for the trip. We have the best med system in the world? Really? ha ha Best insurance companies is what we got!

Ed Z
Maine

By: Glenn

Glenn — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 23:19:42 +0000

In Canada it is now possible to purchase medical procedure insurance packaged with regular travel insurance, for treatment at JCI accredited centers. The cost varies with the procedure. It is available through travel agents.

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By: paul

paul — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 05:48:37 +0000

Problem is finding the right location for treatment. Last year I had to get root canal treatment done. In US it would have cost me upwards of $1000. After checking with colleagues in India and reading up on eMedispace.com I got this done in India during a business trip for under $100. I would highly recommend it if you are visiting India for business. I got it done in Wockhardt Hospitals, Bangalore. Treatments in these countries works out cheaper and you can always combine with a vacation.

By: Chris

Chris — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 03:30:16 +0000

Last time I was in Bangkok, I notice a lot of teeth whiting dentists near the Khao San Road. Also, there was one in the Siam Centre as well a shop for botox injections. I don’t know the cost difference is but they must be attracting tourists as they’re advertising in English.
I wished I went into the botox shop to find out more.

I just checked my Bangkok map and there are two adverts for teeth whiting on it – big business in Thailand

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