19

April
2008

Medical Tourism

category: Dafé’s Café - Daily Dose of Medical News,MyDocHub
by Dafé,

Medical Tourism

Medical tourism is on the rise with the rising costs of medical procedures in the U.S. Patients can now get procedures done at a fraction of the costs in the U.S., and that is not just relegated to the roughly 47 million people without health insurance. Even those with health insurance sometimes have to pay a hefty portion, say 20%, and boy 20% of $50,000 is still $10,000 and that alone is expensive to most middle-class Americans.

When you can pay less than that for a major procedure, and get attentive service from your doctor, and relax in a hotel-like hospital, no wonder more and more people are taking that option. Look for your insurance company to give you that option soon. It is a matter of business for those health insurance companies, and it may just be what your company ordered. No more “Mother may I” medicine anymore. You take control of your patient satisfaction in a consumer-driven healthcare system. Places like Bumrungrad Hospital in Thailand will be pleased to have your healthcare business, with a smile too.

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  1. Medicine » Blog Archive » Medical Tourism | 19 April 2008, 21:42

    [...] Continue Reading [...]

  2. MedRetreat | 22 April 2008, 19:06

    You’re welcome to visit MedRetreat, a U.S. owned and operated medical tourism service agency, at http://www.medretreat.com for a more thorough education about medical tourism. MedRetreat was developed to help protect the American consumer when traveling abroad to receive medical procedures.

  3. Medical Tourism Growth at MyDocHub Blog - Online Health Community | 27 January 2009, 09:01

    [...] Malaysia at a Vietnamese restaurant, we talked about their health care system, and the topic of medical tourism came up. Some of their hospitals seem like 5-star hotels, with a personal nurse, and even with all [...]

  4. Anonymous | 07 September 2009, 08:48

    And it looks like India is stealing pole position on that one. South Africa is however a new rising star.

  5. Hospital Thailand | 19 June 2010, 10:47

    Bumrungrad treats 1.2 million patients in every year from all over the Globe. Thailand is the most popular hospital destination for the world’s medical tourists.

    Regards.