Lithuania rues failure of cross border healthcare
Lithuania expected the EU cross border healthcare directive to deliver many paying patients; it has failed to do so.
It had hoped that by offering...
NHIS resolves to decentralize the operation of health insurance in the country
The National Health Insurance Scheme will decentralize health insurance to the state level.
To deepen the penetration of health insurance in the country, as well...
Recovery of South Korea medical tourism after MERS
Medical tourists are arriving in Korea again after the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome scare ended.
The UAE government halted medical tourism to Korea on June 10 due...
DHA introduces price regulation model for private sector health services
To control escalating healthcare costs, Dubai Health Authority is bringing in a price regulation model for private health services.
To seek to control escalating healthcare...
Compulsory health insurance to be introduced for most visitors
Saudi Arabia is introducing compulsory health insurance for all visitors, including medical tourists.
Saudi Arabia is introducing compulsory health insurance for all applicants for entry...
86% of the rural population and 82% of the urban population are not covered...
More than 80% Indians have no medical insurance though they rely on private healthcare for their medical needs.
More than 80% Indians do not have...
Chinese visitors to Taiwan must have health insurance
Chinese visitors have unpaid healthcare bills of NT$100 million, so Taiwan makes travel health insurance compulsory.
Due to having to pick up the costs for...
International tourist arrivals up 4% in the first four months of 2015
Despite war, natural disasters and economic gloom, international tourism grew between January and April 2015 with tourist arrivals increasing 4% worldwide according to the...
Cosmetic medical tourism to come to Turks and Caicos
Many people in the Caribbean region travel for cosmetic surgery to the Dominican Republic.
The Turks and Caicos Islands want to take part of that...
More Israelis seek private healthcare
More Israelis are leaving Israel's public health system for private doctors, according to a recent Ministry of Health study.
The study reveals that private medicine...
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