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The Medical Travel community showcases the latest news and innovative trends employers use to learn more about health care providers traveling both internationally and domestically to hospitals or medical experts who specialize in specific medical procedures and the benefits medical travel provides, travel for family and other accommodations.

Articles

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The Affordable Care Act’s Impact on Medical Travel

Travel to Centers of Excellence — the Latest Cost-Containment Strategy

The Changing Motivations and Incentives for Medical Travel

IMTJ: Dr Constantine Constantinides from healthCare cybernetics puts forward a contrary view on the future of medical travel. Economic recession does not provide a boost to medical tourism. In fact, we have seen the opposite happen. “Have to” medical travel has run its course. In future, consumers will become medical

Boeing Offers Cardiac Care Specialty Program at Cleveland Clinic

Medical Travel Today: Boeing, the world’s largest aerospace company and leading manufacturer of commercial jetliners and defense, space and security systems, has announced that it now offers approximately 83,000 of its non-union employees and retirees, and their eligible dependents, the opportunity to travel to the Cleveland Clinic for its cardiac

The Top Ten Medical Travel Articles of 2012

The International Medical Travel Journal, the world's leading journal for the medical travel industry, re-caps their 10 most popular articles of last year.

Press Releases

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Leading Medical Travel Portal, myMEDholiday.com, Adds Comprehensive Destinations Guide

myMEDholiday.com is a web portal offering a wealth of information pertaining to medical tourism in Asia, and they’ve just added a destinations guide to further assist their clients.

Qliance Expands Direct Primary Care Network with On-site Clinic for Bellevue-based Expedia

Innovative flat-fee model enables employers to offer a new option for affordable, accessible, high-quality medical care

Minverva Journeys Partners with Startup America to Offer Cost-Effective, Quality Medical Travel

Minerva Journeys, providers of world-class medical travel concierge services, assisting individuals and businesses to access cost-effective, high-quality health and dental care, announced today that it has partnered with Startup America Partnership, the national organization dedicated to helping young companies grow in order to spur job

Blog Posts

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This Week on HealthCare Consumerism: Wellness, Telemedicine and Health Advisors

06/17/2013 - First off I would like to apologize for having to cancel our program last week....

 

Developing core metrics from employee health management

06/12/2013 - Originally published at Altarum Institute's Health Policy Forum.In my mind’s eye, I’ve started imagining U.S....

 

This Week on HealthCare Consumerism Radio: The Wellness Show

06/10/2013 - Description not available

 

White Papers

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Medical Tourism: Consumers in Search of Value

Produced by the Deloitte Center for Health Solutions. Many patients are traveling great distances to obtain medical care. Whether the destination is an exotic resort halfway around the world or a health care facility several hours away in a neighboring state, U.S. citizens are increasingly

Medical Tourism: Emerging Phenomenon in Health Care Industry

Dramatically rising U.S. health care costs are prompting many consumers to consider outbound medical tourism as a viable care option.

Medical Tourism: Implications for Participants in the US Health Care System

The purpose of this white paper, published in October 2007, is to lay out the issues that US players should begin addressing now and to provide the context in which to evaluate them.

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IHC FORUM East Refresher: Latest Trends in HealthCare Consumerism

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