Dear Colleagues, In this thought-provoking interview, meet Soraia Lynch, Vice President of Marketing, GMMI, Inc. a leading certified provider of medical cost containment, travel assistance and medical risk management solutions. Lynch brings to light the many obstacles patients face when traveling for quality healthcare. She discusses the GMMI model and explains how
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Spotlight: Soraia Lynch, Vice President of Marketing, GMMI, Inc.
About Soraia Lynch Soraia Arroyo Lynch, MBA is Vice President of Marketing, GMMI, Inc. & GGA Travel Assistance. Originally from São Paulo, Brazil, she is fluent in Portuguese, Spanish and English. With over 20 years in the medical cost containment industry and having worked for GMMI in many capacities from Account Management, Product Development,
Industry News: Volume 10, Issue 8
Legislative/Regulatory UPDATE: SIIA: Self-Insurance Institute of America, INC. Federal Judge Strikes Down Centerpiece of Association Health Plan Rule Late yesterday, the DC District Court issued a decision striking down two important aspects of the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Association Health Plan (AHP) rule. In particular, the court ruling invalidates the new
News In Review: Volume 10, Issue 8
How Hong Kong’s Health System Favors Outward Medical Tourism Medicaltourismmag.com – Walking through the passageways at the North District Hospital in Hong Kong, it may be difficult to ignore one sign on the notice board. The sign stares at all who care to read and lists all the services available in
Volume 3 Issue 17: Cathy Nenninger, CEO, New World Medical Network discusses unique pricing models for employers utilizing medical tourism benefits
Dear Colleagues: In this exclusive interview, you will meet Cathy Nenninger, CEO, New World Medical Network, which is run by experienced healthcare and insurance professionals and caters to the self-insured marketplace. According to Nenninger, employers are losing employees because they are cutting their benefits and looking for ways to improve their offerings without
SPOTLIGHT: Cathy Nenninger, CEO, New World Medical Network
About Cathy Nenninger Cathy M. Nenninger, MBA, CEO| Ms. Nenninger began her career in healthcare as Controller of the Brown University Emergency Medicine Physicians in the Lifespan Health System in New England before becoming the Clinical Practice Director of the Anesthesiology Department for University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) over two
Industry News: Volume 3 Issue 17
What Does the Future Hold for the Employment-Based Health Benefits System? By Paul Fronstin ebri.org – The employment-based health benefits system is the most common form of health coverage in the United States, covering 167 million people under age 65 in 2017. Between 2013 and 2017, the percentage of individuals with employment-based coverage has
Volume 10, Issue 7: Hot off the press — Harvard Business Review article! Plus Mario Anglada, CEO, Hoy Health on meeting unmet healthcare needs of underserved populations, especially Hispanics
Dear Colleagues: Just published today: How Employers Are Fixing Health Care. The medical travel industry has come a long way in the last decade, and this article documents its trajectory. Read what Lisa Woods, Jonathan R. Slokin and Ruth Coleman report about their success experience with serving one of the nation’s largest workforces. Also
Spotlight: Mario Anglada, CEO, Hoy Health
About Mario Anglada Mario Anglada has over 23 years of experience developed at leading Healthcare companies such as Procter & Gamble, Johnson & Johnson, Nestle Health Science, Univision Communications and now leads Hoy Health LLC. About Hoy Health Hoy Health LLC, is a first-of-its-kind health-tech platform that provides a comprehensive and integrated bilingual
Industry News: Volume 10, Issue 7
PRESS RELEASE: Medical Tourism Market is Anticipated to Attain US $160.8 Billion by 2025, Says TMR ALBANY, New York, January 3, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- According to Transparency Market Research, the global medical tourism market is anticipated to attain US$160.8 bn by the end of 2025. In 2016, the market valuation was US$46.46 bn. To reach this amount, the