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Weight Loss Surgery in India - Heal & Wheel India understanding the pains and emotional needs of people coming from abroad to get weight loss surgery in India now has tied up with the best hospitals and surgeons who are particularly specialized in Laparoscopic surgery. more..

Medical Tourism In India - India boasts of itself as one of the most virtualized and preferred countries when it comes to medical tourism. Visitors from all over the world are traversing their way into India for the treatment of various ailments. more..

Medical tourism: Update and implications - Medical tourism has transitioned from a cottage industry to an acceptable alternative for elective care that’s safe and cost effective if coordinated by reputable health plans and providers    more

Medical Tourism: Global Competition in Health Care, Global competition is emerging in the health care industry. Wealthy patients from developing countries have long traveled to developed countries for high quality medical care     More

The market is smaller than conventional wisdom suggests, and most of today's medical travelers seek high quality and faster service. However, the potential for growth is significant    more

The costs of health care and health insurance are significantly higher in the US than in a number of other countries. For example, an inpatient knee surgery, 400,000 of which are performed annually in the US, costs over $10,000 in the US, but less than $1,500 at the best hospitals in Hungary and India    more

At its 2006 Interim Meeting, the American Medical Association (AMA-OMSS) Assembly referred OMSS Resolution 6, “Medical Tourism and Quality Care,” along with the Heartland Caucus amendment. Referred Resolution 6 and the amendment asked that our AMA     more

It’s common knowledge that US health care spending is out of control. Per capita costs are more than double the OECD median and continue to grow rapidly. Corporate leaders worry that health care costs make the US uncompetitive in the global market and voters rank health care as the single most important domestic issue     more

For more than a generation, America has capitalized on the benefits of low-cost labor in Southeast Asia as a source of inexpensive merchandise. During the past decade, American industry discovered India, the Philippines, and Asia Pacific countries as sources of low-cost technical and call center support    more

In recent years, the role that consumers play in the U.S. health care system has become a prominent theme as employer- and government-sponsored insurance programs promote consumerism and policymakers focus attention on healthier lifestyles and more prudent use of the system     more

The AMA advocates that employers, insurance companies, and other entities that facilitate or incentivize medical care outside the U.S. adhere to the following principles     more