Hard work, but the rewards are high
Sue Smith, CEO of the Independent Doctors Federation looks at the ups and downs of building and maintaining an international private patient business in...
Will insurer apps reduce domestic US medical travel?
A new app has been introduced by US insurer Anthem that will let consumers, including those who don’t have its insurance, schedule and pay...
USA sanctions drive Iran’s plan for health tourists
Iran’s 2025 Tourism Vision Plan includes no visas for Chinese nationals, crypto currency, new hotels and health tourism hubs. The urgency is driven by...
75% of trips made by Europeans were domestic, will medical patterns follow?
Eurostat data says that in 2017, 75% of the trips made by Europeans were domestic. Only a quarter of the trips made by Europeans...
Proton therapy: a double-edged sword?
Rutherford Health opened their latest proton therapy centre in the UK this month, targeting London and overseas patients. Ian Youngman looks at the developing...
Is stem cell treatment legal in India?
Despite the New Drugs and Clinical Rules 2019, in force in India, some clinics in the country still provide unproven and unregulated stem cell...
Will transparent pricing encourage US medical tourism?
In the ongoing move towards a patient-driven healthcare system in the USA, the Centres for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is proposing significant new...
A boost for inbound medical travel to the UK?
The UK government recently launched a comprehensive, far sighted and indeed first ever Tourism Sector Deal for the UK. Ian Youngman has scoured the strategy...
CMITM claims 1.2m medical tourists
Despite increased political and trade tensions between Mexico and the USA, the Mexican Council for the Medical Tourism Industry (CMITM) has claimed that Mexico...
Can Iran broaden its healthcare appeal?
The 2nd Confrobition (conference and exhibition) for Medical Tourism was held in Ardabil Province, Iran last month. Maria D. Georga, LaingBuisson Regional Manager, was keynote speaker on strategy...
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