Dear Colleagues, South Korea is looking towards the development of wellness tourism and will be promoting the country as a major medical tourism destination. Known for its advanced medical services, South Korea may be a destination to consider for your medical travel plans. This issue brings you Kelly Webb, Director of Sales

Dear Colleagues, On Friday, June 10, the Biden administration announced that it would lift the requirement that travelers to the United States test negative for the coronavirus before boarding a plane. The travel industry met the news with great joy — it has been lobbying federal officials hard to lift the rule. The

Dear Colleagues, In a sign that medical travel is re-emerging as a cost effective benefit option, I was invited to present at the May 2022 meeting of the Group Underwriters Association of America (GUAA).  This membership organization -- staffed fully by volunteers -- addresses many issues impacting the industry.  You can view my

Dear Colleagues, This issue brings you Neera Bhatia and Giles Birchley, Children’s Medical Tourism Research, discussing how children are part of the globalization of health and researching medical tourism for children in countries with poor healthcare infrastructure. We are starting to see more countries promoting medical tourism! Thailand announced its goals to

Dear Colleagues, This issue brings you Karen Moseley, President & CEO, HERO, discussing how the non-profit organization supports and provides solutions for the health and well-being of employees, families and communities. New Zealand is now welcoming vaccinated tourists from Australia and relaxing pandemic restrictions. As more countries begin to open up their

Dear Colleagues, This issue brings you Alex Arnet, Chief Commercial Officer, Lucent Health discussing how employers can save money through customized health plan solutions using data transparency, cost control and superior care experiences for the member. Despite the extension on the mask mandate announced by The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Dear Colleagues, This issue brings you David Chase, Health Rosetta, to discuss the community-owned health plan initiatives and how this plan also benefits remote patient monitoring. Air travel has been one of the last holdouts for strict pandemic mask requirements and relaxation of the requirement may impact medical travel. In the United States,

Dear Colleagues, Although the mask mandate for airplanes and other public transportation extends into April, it is said that the federal government may be preparing to wind down this requirement. As the wave of the Omicron virus recedes and pandemic restrictions in the U.S. begin to lift, we can expect to

Dear Colleagues, In this issue, Joseph Carabello, President and CEO, CPR Strategic Marketing Communications, writes about our action-packed visit to Aster DM’s headquarters and healthcare facilities located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates and getting an inside look into a world-class healthcare delivery system. With millions of people now vaccinated, boosted and newly

Dear Colleagues, In this issue, we speak with Bob McCollins, Chief Sales and Marketing Officer, Pulse Health Solutions (PHS), addressing the challenges of disease and risk management and providing solutions to benefit agencies. With millions of people now vaccinated, boosted and newly recovered from Covid-19 infections caused by the omicron variant, the