Greetings, The impact of healthcare reform is on the minds of many Americans, including Medical Travel Today’s own publisher, Laura Carabello. In this week’s PUBLISHER’S PERSPECTIVE she shares how she anticipates reform affecting the flow of patients, and a few of the ways providers and employers may adjust to rising costs of care. Another individual taking a close look at potential employer and provider responses is Mimi Grant of the Alternative Business Leaders Organization (ABL). Featured in this week’s SPOTLIGHT, Grant shares how various members of her organization currently feel about reform (FYI, feelings range from “bullish” to “less than enthusiastic”). Plus, she offers her own thoughts on how medical travel may gain traction and acceptance with employers. In addition, we have an interesting collection of news items including accusations of “abortion tourism,” what kind of medical travelers are venturing to India, and where the people of India are venturing to for their care. Intriguing, no? As always, we welcome your comments, story ideas and press releases. Cheers, Amanda Haar, Editor [email protected]   Log onto Facebook and join the Medical Travel Today Group. Look for recent news, trends, and post discussions in the board. If you would like to see something in Medical Travel Today let us know in the discussion board. If you have a question, post it there! You can also follow Medical Travel Today on Twitter. For more information log onto www.medicaltraveltoday.com   YOUR OPINION MATTERS… Medical Travel Todayrecently partnered with Well-Being Travel to host the first “Well-Being and Medical Travel Conference 2012.” The event – which took place June 20-21 in Scottsdale, Ariz., and drew in 400+ attendees – educated travel sellers on how and why they should sell medical and wellness travel. As a follow-up to the conference, we’re conducting a survey in an effort to gather benchmarking information…and help everyone increase their success in this specialty niche (including medical practitioners and facilities, wellness therapists and retreats, travel suppliers and travel sellers…and ultimately the patient travelers). Take our brief 10-question survey today and you could win a $250 American Express Gift Card!!! Just click on this link: https://www.research.net/s/5L687QT