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NASH self-pay medical tourism
A small number of US employers with self-insured health options for their employees and families are using medical tourism to Mexico in a new...
New report suggests growth for Japan’s wellness sector
A new Global Wellness Summit (GWS) report suggests that Japan could have a boom in inbound wellness travel. The country needs more strategically planned...
Why do Germans travel to Hungary for dental treatment?
Eszter Jopp, CEO of FirstMed Services, and author of a 10 years study report about dental tourism to Hungary recently answered this question, as...
Third US patient death raises concerns
American cosmetic surgeons are warning Americans against traveling abroad for cosmetic surgery following the death of a New York woman who went for an...
Iran’s successful medical tourism sector
From a Western perspective Iran gets a bad press, but it has rapidly become a top ten medical tourism destination, despite the absence of...
Government-imposed fee caps for Thais impact private hospital revenue
According to the Nikkei Asian Review, private hospitals in Thailand are increasing their efforts to attract international patients to make up for lost revenue,...
Modelling health tourism in Poland
A study has been published on business models in spa tourism enterprises in Poland and makes 10 recommendations that would improve the value proposition...
Penang generates nearly half Malaysia’s medical tourism income
According to Channelnewsasia Penang is the top medical tourism destination in Malaysia. It says the northern state generates 40-50% of the country's medical tourism...
Busamed and Mediclinic hospitals lead in South Africa survey
South African health insurer Discovery Health has released its annual list of 20 leading South African hospitals as rated by patients through the Patient...
Could international patient numbers to Australia grow?
Every year or two there is a new story that suggests Australia may be a new destination for medical tourism, and a small number...
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