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Malaysia uses tax incentives to promote medical tourism

Malaysia has been promoting medical and health tourism for several years but the reality is that this is unlikely to become a major contribution...

Dutch insurance companies sending customers to German hospitals

In the Netherlands there is a system of obligatory health insurance, for everyone including expatriates, with private health insurance companies. These insurance companies are...

Health and Medical Tourism Show London

A new show aimed at people looking to travel abroad for medical treatment is set to take place next spring in London.Supported by The...

Barcelona?s Teknon Hospital added to medical tourism network

Companion Global Healthcare Adds Barcelona?s Teknon Hospital to Network Columbia, S.C. ? Medical travel facilitator Companion Global Healthcare Inc. has accepted Centro Medico Teknon in...

The MTA sues the IMTA over service mark infringement. Can “medical tourism” be owned?

Caroline Ratner from IMTJ looks at the recent legal dispute between the Medical Tourism Association, the International Medical Travel Association and the International Medical...

New doctors cost lives, but can healthcare statistics help patients make better choices?

In the largest ever study of hospital mortality rates published in the UK, death rates for emergency patients jump 6 per cent when newly...

Medical tourism at Bumrungrad International Hospital

Bangkok's Bumrungrad is often held up as one of the first hospitals in the world to focus on medical tourism. Thailand's Bumrungrad International Hospital...

Cosmetic surgery tourism in Korea

An increasing number of Chinese and Japanese women head to Korea for beauty treatments and cosmetic surgery, encouraged by a vogue for Korean actresses...

How trustworthy are services bought online in world of medical tourism?

One of the criticisms of buying services via the web is that you cannot always be sure with whom you are actually dealing. This...

Medicare Coverage In Mexico

Medicare is a key area within US health reform. Medicare does not pay for treatment overseas. Medicare has very strict guidelines on what hospitals...