Millions spent on treatment abroad for Finnish patients
The Social Insurance Institution of Finland (Kela) reimburses treatment aborad in EU and EEA countries, and in Switzerland if the same medical procedures are...
Bahrain government reduces medical tourism spend
Bahrain intends to reduce the number of citizens sent for treatment abroad. Bahrain is set to fly medical experts in to the country as...
Monaco hospital offers VIP check ups
According to Hello Monaco, 20% of the patients to the Princess Grace Hospital in Monaco for medical check ups come from abroad. Apparently, the...
March in the Seoul cosmetic surgery hub protests against treatment
South Korea is facing criticism from some of its citizens that cosmetic surgery, particularly the local version where customers seek to look like their...
Indian state of Maharashtra pursues medical tourism
Maharashtra will set up a new medical tourism promotion council to tap the potential of this lucrative sector.The aim of the new body is...
More Irish approved for treatment abroad
The number of Irish patients approved to have their operations performed abroad and reimbursed by the Health Service Executive (HSE) is increasing significantly.
When the...
Financial pressure remains for public and private hospitals in Germany
A new hospital benchmarking study conducted by PwC finds German public, private and non-profit-making hospitals remain under financial pressure and their economic situation has...
UK’S ROYAL MARSDEN BREAKS £100M PRIVATE PATIENT REVENUE
There is an interesting dynamic going on in the central London private hospital market. While independent hospital revenues are flat to down, revenues in...
New law improves government coordination for Egypt’s medical tourism sector
According to Egypt Today a draft law on medical tourism has been approved by the House of Representatives' Tourism and Civil Aviation Committee. It...
Growing Confidence In Indonesia Healthcare
Improvements in local hospitals is leading more domestic clients to stay in Indonesia for medical treatment, including for specialty health services such as in...