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Domestic medical travel is taking off for surgery deals
Forget about traveling to Thailand or India for low-cost surgery. More employers and insurers are offering financial...
Web Exclusive: New Zealand Attracts Patients by Taking Away the Stress of Medical Travel
For some patients considering medical travel, concerns about the trip may outweigh the benefits. A company in New...
Web Exclusive: Global Marketer: Medical Travel to Grow Despite (or Because of) Economy
At least one global hospital executive is confident the medical travel business will expand in the future and may even...
Govt: Facilities to foreign patients not at cost of Indians
The Indian government says that special facilities are not offered to foreigners seeking medical treatment at the cost...
Singapore firm eyes medical tourism dollar
A new e-service has been launched by the Singapore-based FlyFreeForHealth. The new service assists patients with...
Dental care abroad saves thousands
Research by the Deloitte Center for Health Solutions found that 750,000 Americans traveled abroad in 2007 for some form...
Web Exclusive: In Mexico, U.S. Network Brings Medical Travel Closer to Home
As employers get creative in offering lower cost benefits, global hospitals and medical travel facilitators can step in...
Korea's Chung-Ang University eyes medical tourism
Chung-Ang University Medical Center is working to attract foreign patients who are seeking high-quality surgery at...
Report of 'organ tourism' stirs new Japan-China controversy
Chinese authorities are investigating whether 17 Japanese tourists had received illegal kidney and liver transplants in...
Ministry reveals plan to promote medical tourism
The Korean Ministry for Health, Welfare and Family Affairs will soon promote the country as a prime medical tourism...