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Recent Publications
Seven Strategies to Reduce Health Care Costs
Developing the right medical travel health benefit and driving utilization requires more than just offering financial incentives. To realize the potential savings promised by medical travel, employers must first study their employee population and demographics, understand decision drivers, and design a benefit that addresses the unique needs of their employees. Beyond Incentives: Seven Strategies to Reuduce Health Care Costs
Obama and McCain on Medical Tourism
It is well known that America is suffering from a crisis in healthcare delivery. Costs are rising with no end in sight, millions of Americans are added to the uninsured population each year, and quality of care continues to fall compared to other nations. Senators McCain and Obama have laid out healthcare plans that attempt to address the negative healthcare trends. How may these plans impact the growing medical travel industry?
Read More: Issue #1: How Would Obama and McCain's Healthcare Proposals Impact Medical Travel?
The American Medical Association's Guidelines for Medical Tourism:
Did you know that Americans are traveling to Asia and Latin America for orthopedic and cardiac surgery? The American Medical Association does. The AMA has issued Guidelines for Medical Tourism to protect patients' rights and safety while they get treatment abroad. Learn how to implement the AMA's Guidelines to improve quality and continuity of care, transparency and patients' understanding of their legal rights.
Read More: Implementing the American Medical Association's Guidelines to Medical Tourism.
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