Deciphering the European Health Insurance Card
There seems to be some confusion in Britain about the exact uses of the European Health Insurance Card (EHIC). The card comes with a number of benefits, but there are also a few points to be aware of....
View ArticleMedical Tourism Becoming Road More Traveled
Surgery was on his bucket list, but Bruce Ryan didn’t want to wait until he retired to repair his debilitating and painful rotator cuff injury. The 59-year- old construction manager could have traveled...
View ArticleMedical Tourism: Easy Steps to Penetrate Nigeria Patient Markets
Sources vary about the potential size of the African patient travel market. Suffice to say that opportunity for medical tourism is beyond measure. As the second-largest continent in the world — 54...
View ArticleTelehealth: Implications for Medical Tourism
The worldwide telehealth market is forecast to be worth $6.5 billion by 2020, marking a shift in the provision of traditional healthcare services. And with many national healthcare services facing...
View ArticleBritons Adding Laser Eye Surgery to Their Vacation
A YouGov survey of 4,209 adults conducted by Simpson Millar reported that more than one-in-five eyeglass wearers and contact users consider going abroad for a laser eye surgery. Both cost effectiveness...
View ArticleBrexit’s Effects on Medical Tourism: People Still Need Good Care
The forces that drive medical tourism are complex. And in a world of swiftly-changing politics and economics, people who battle life-threatening diseases, such as cancer, the goal of health restoration...
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