As you may have seen in the news, medical tourism, or the action of going abroad for medical treatment, has grown in popularity in recent years. Wikipedia defines medical tourism, also called health tourism, medical travel, or medical vacation, as the travel of people to another country for the primary purpose of obtaining medical treatment in that country. Domestic medical tourism is where people travel to another region, city, state, or province in their country to receive medical care. In this first installment of Medko’s “Medical Tourism for Dummies” series, we will give you a general description of medical tourism, why people do it, and next steps you should take if you are a prospective medical tourist. Medko Site: http://bit.ly/1qVWi9Y Medko Blog: http://bit.ly/1pwe94p

1. edical Tourism for Dummies
An Intro to Health Travel

2. Roadmap
Description of Medical
Tourism
Reasons for Medical
Tourism
Deciding What Your Want
Your Perfect Solution

3. Medical tourism, also called health tourism, medical travel, or medical holiday,
describes the

4. the travel of people to another country for the sole purpose of medical treatment.

5. There are many reasons to go abroad for
medical treatment

6. Cost Savings – Medical tourists can expect to save anywhere between
30% to 80% on healthcare while going abroad

7. Long Wait Time for Procedures – The average wait list time for procedures in North
America is 9 weeks. Unfortunately, this can increase to at least 6 months for elective
procedures such as hip and knee replacements!

8. Lack of Insurance Coverage – Many patients are surprised by what procedures the
insurance plans cover. Even more surprising, only 42% of those patients with insurance
coverage are covered for dental care.

9. Superior Quality & Value – For the low costs, medical tourists can rest assured that their
medical provider abroad can provide quality care. Many hospitals and hospital systems
are accredited by the NIH, JCI, JCAHO, and the ISO.

11. Build your list of medical providers. Some important details to consider are the procedure
you are looking for, the destinations you are traveling to, your spoken language so you
can communicate with your doctor, and your budget.

13. Use Medko to find your dream doctor in Latin America. You can search by location,
specialty, language and connect with a specialist free of charge.

14. Start planning the best medical tourism experience for you now. Sign up for a patient
account today. It’s free and will only take a minute.

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