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Changes to America’s healthcare system may kill the dream of the American tourist

As reported in International Medical Travel Journal this week, President Obama has pledged to cure Americans from "the crushing cost of health costs." His...

Members vote on changes to EU Cross Border Healthcare

Members of the European Union's various committees vote this week on whether to make changes to the EU Directive on cross border healthcare. The...

The Cross Border Healthcare directive is slowly making it’s way through the government

The EU Directive on Cross Border Healthcare is making it's way through the labyrinth of British government. Slow progress, but it's progress towards a...

When is a medical tourism facilitator a medical travel agent?

When is a medical tourism facilitator a medical travel agent? According to our Medical Tourism Survey in 2008, around a third of UK medical...

Can we make any predictions from previous recessions?

How will the medical tourism sector fare in a global recession that's affecting everything from house prices to car sales to polar bears and...

Many medical travellers are turned off by poorly written websites

For many medical travellers, the first point of contact with a hospital or clinic is usually a web site (see the Treatment Abroad Medical...

Discussing conflicting views on marketing during economic downturn

There are conflicting views on how the global financial crisis is affecting medical tourism. There are conflicting views on how the global financial crisis is...

Discussing conflicting views on marketing during economic downturn

There are conflicting views on how the global financial crisis is affecting medical tourism. There are conflicting views on how the global financial crisis is...

How will the medical tourism industry respond to the global recession?

No industry is immune from global recession, and that has to be the case for the growing medical tourism industry. In past recessions, businesses...

Can meta-data tell us more about healthcare?

Who knows what's going on in healthcare? Who knows what conditions and disorders are causing people problems? Who knows what's happening in medical tourism? Google!...