The elderly man from Oman who was receiving a cardiac catheterization was the third international patient that Dr. Patel and I had seen in the past hour. Before him, there
The desire to lose weight and change bad habits can be one that takes people down an unsafe path. Bariatric surgery in the United States is a safe procedure with
Orlando has another attraction that has its own set of stories and memories worth boasting about. Of course, medical tourism is not usually mentioned in the same breath as Walt
You need an operation. It may be elective, like a new nose, a procedure your insurer doesn’t think you need but you want, like a new knee, or a medical
Medical tourism is a popular trend that has come about due to advances in the field of medical technology, growing number of patients and high level of expertise in the
Anuja Agrawal jumped on the phone. President Obama had just announced that he would restore diplomatic relations with Cuba and Ms. Agrawal, who runs a medical tourism company in
1.25 M Americans will Travel Outside the U.S. for Medical Treatment This Year Medical Tourism is not a new phenomenon, but it is taking on a completely different persona to
Cost challenges under healthcare reform have caused major U.S. health insurers to jump onto the medical tourism trend. Some uninsured or underinsured Americans already travel overseas for bargain priced elective
Leery of traveling to a less-developed country, where places like Thailand, India and Cost Rica have become synonymous with medical tourism, some Americans and their employers are finding
Most employers even those confused about the legislative overhaul called Obamacare understand that offering health insurance to their employees still makes good business sense. But, rising costs and
