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Patients Beyond Borders in the News

    The Rise of Medical Tourism
    South China Morning Post, 8 Apr 2013
    "As private health care costs escalate in Hong Kong amid long waits for treatment at public facilities, more people are pursuing cross-border options for a range of procedures. Most are drawn to nearby countries that can offer equivalent treatment at a fraction of the cost here. Others go abroad to circumvent Hong Kong's strict rules on certain procedures." Read more
    10 Top Health Care Destinations for 2012
    HuffPost, 4 Jan 2013
    "As US healthcare costs continue to rise and the options for quality care overseas become more widely understood, I'm often asked—by the media, in conferences and lectures, by friends and acquaintances—'Where's the best place in the world to go for medical care?'" Read More
    2012: Year of Milestones in Medical Travel
    Travel Market Report, 27 Dec 2012
    "From Ohio to Malaysia, the number of internationally accredited healthcare facilities targeting medical travelers is skyrocketing. Asia is a particular hot spot for development of outstanding medical and wellness facilities, largely because of demand from a rising middle class in the region, according to Josef Woodman, publisher of the medical travel guides Patients Beyond Borders." Read More
    Toward Opening a Practical Dialogue on Improving US Healthcare
    HuffPost Politics, 14 Dec 2012
    "While much of the health care 'GDP gap' between the US and other nations can be attributed to cost of living, it's undeniable there's plenty of room for reimagining our approach to healthcare, not simply in terms of reform, but in market-driven innovation that reflects achievements in other corners of the world." Read More
    Tourism for Treatment
    Scientific American, Nov 2012
    Patients Beyond Borders contributes to Scientific American’s "Annual Worldview Scorecard," comparing cost savings for medical procedures in nine healthcare travel destinations. Read More
    Outsourcing Healthcare
    Huffpost Live, 25 Sept 2012
    "48.6 million live without health insurance in the US. In a country where 60% of people skip doctor appointments due to costs, is the future of US healthcare abroad." Read More
    Local firm taps dental travel
    The Detroit News, 24 Aug 2012
    "When Richard Dziurda found out five years ago that he needed thousands of dollars in dental work, he wasn't sure he could afford the procedures or even follow through with his dentist's advice." Read More
    Medical tourism on the rise
    ForidaToday.com, 22 Aug 2012
    "Patients Beyond Borders estimates that more than half a million residents of the United States traveled outside the country for medical care in 2011, spending an average of $3,000 per procedure. The market remains a small aspect of health care but is estimated to grow at an average of 25 percent to 35 percent a year." Read More
    Travel Health Apps Aim to Keep Travelers Healthy While Abroad
    BetaKit, 18 Aug 2012
    "TravelEmergency is an iPhone app by Patients Beyond Borders. It’s designed to help those who may find themselves in a health crisis while they are traveling, and allows users to search a database of local emergency numbers and access directions to the nearest English-speaking hospital." Read More
    Middle East inbound medical tourism grows
    AMEinfo.com, 8 Aug 2012
    "The GCC healthcare market is on track to grow 11.4% annually to $44bn until 2015, with specialised healthcare cities and other major hospital projects are springing up in the region, paving the way for medical tourists." Read More
    Healthcare Reform Unlikely to Slow Medical Travel Growth, Experts Say
    Travel Market Report, 9 July 2012
    "The answer is yes, no, and neutral...Those who are currently uninsured—a huge component of medical travel—will gain access to covered healthcare. Some may be able to stay in the US for an orthopedic procedure that they were previously not insured for. Some of this will take away from medical travel. On the other hand, you can't have 30 million Americans (the currently uninsured who are expected to gain coverage) entering our already broken system without a tradeoff in the form of longer waits for specialty care." Read More
    Bali wants in on the medical tourism action
    CNNGo, 5 July 2012
    "'As a newcomer, Bali faces stiff competition from nearby international healthcare providers [e.g. the Singapore hospital system, including Parkway], value healthcare in Kuala Lumpur, the very established medical tourism destinations in Bangkok and to a lesser extent, JCI-accredited facilities in and near Manila,' [Woodman] says." Read More
    World Class Healthcare
    Delta Sky, July 2012
    Thousands of Americans travel abroad each year for medical procedures. With a nod to this growing trend, Delta Sky highlights a few healthcare destinations worth the trip along with tips for safe travel. Read More
    Medical Tourism: Why More Boomers Are Going Abroad For Treatment
    HuffPost, 4 June 2012
    "'Our population is continuing to age into financially challenging procedures,' Woodman said. 'Every month the insurance companies find a way to take benefits off the table. Each month there is a slightly bigger piece of the population pie that is going to find the cost savings very attractive.'" Read More


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