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Medical Tourism: Surviving the Global RecessionNovember 9, 2008, 8:59PM EST As U.S. travelers rethink plans to seek medical care in Thailand, Bumrungrad Hospital has empty beds. Other regional hospitals face similar straits |
A Traditional Chinese Alternative to U.S. HospitalsNovember 9, 2008, 9:00PM EST For about $20,000, recovering stroke victims can spend three months in China getting acupuncture, massage, and other treatments. And it might just help |
Hannaford's Medical-Tourism ExperimentNovember 9, 2008, 9:01PM EST The New England supermarket chain wants to help employees get low-cost knee and hip replacements in Singapore. So far it has no takers |
Lack of Insurance Drives Dental TourismNovember 9, 2008, 9:02PM EST With only half the U.S. population covered by dental insurance, Americans are flocking overseas for high-quality, low-cost dental care |
Medical Tourism: The Insurance DebateNovember 9, 2008, 9:02PM EST Most insurers balk at covering medical procedures performed overseas, but some are exploring the option |
Top Medical Tourism DestinationsWith health-care costs on the rise, more U.S. insurers ponder Asia's hospitals and more patients may visit these popular sites for offshore operations |
Taiwan Joins Medical Tourism BandwagonAugust 26, 2008, 5:00PM EST Now it’s the Taiwanese who want to get into the medical-tourism business. Till now, hospitals in Singapore, Thailand and India have been the most aggressive in trying to attract patients from other countries looking for less expensive medical care. Health-care providers in other parts of the Asia-Pacific region - anywhere from the Philippines to Korea to New Zealand - have been angling to become destinations for medical tourists, too. |
Medical tourism: Thailand Troubles Could Lift PhilippinesSeptember 02, 2008, 7:20AM EST With so many people in the health-care industry excited about the likelihood that American insurance companies will be sending U.S. patients overseas in growing numbers, the Philippines is just one of many countries trying to get into the medical-tourism game |
Outsourcing the PatientsMarch 13, 2008, 5:00PM EST More U.S. health insurers are slashing costs by sending policyholders overseas for pricey procedures |
'Medical Travel is Going to Be Part of the Solution'March 17, 2008, 7:20AM EST David Boucher of Blue Cross & Blue Shield of South Carolina is forging alliances that allow members to go abroad for surgery and other procedures |
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