Editors Note: When news of the Walmart initiative broke we turned to someone we knew who had a unique perspective and insight into the companys motivation and approach. Tom Emerick of Emerick Consultingmanaged Walmarts program for 15 years until he went out on his own five years ago. As it
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NCPAs John Goodman on Wal-Mart and Other Employers Opting for Medical Tourism
In Priceless, I hazarded a guess that employers could cut the cost of hospital care in half by engaging in medical tourism. Its a variation on what is sometimes called value-based purchasing or reference pricing. In its pure form, the employer picks a low-cost, high quality facility and covers all
AON Hewitt Survey: Consumer-Driven Health Plans Overtake HMO
MyHealthGuide - Consumer-driven health plans (CDHP) took a leap forward last year when, for the first time, more companies offered such plans than offer HMOs, according to a survey of nearly 2,000 companies by Aon Hewitt. Survey findings: CDHP Plans 58% of the companies surveyed offered some type of
Mercury Advisory Group Awarded Contract in Nigeria
DENVER âMercury Advisory Group (mercuryadvisorygroup.com) says it has been awarded a contract to build a 200-hospital in Awka, Nigeria. The first phase will include a fact-finding mission to visit the proposed building site and begin research and interviews to conduct a feasibility study and develop the concept document and
Mediclinic Lobbies UAE to Change Medical Liability Law
bdlive.co.za - Private hospital group Mediclinic International is lobbying the United Arab Emirates (UAE) federal government to change its medical liability laws to reduce the risk of doctors facing criminal charges from dissatisfied patients, saying the current system is putting a damper on Dubai's plans to become a medical tourism
Eight Percent of Residents Seek Medical Advice Outside the UAE
gulfnews.com - Dubai: The lack of medical skills and a long waiting period are a couple of the top reasons why residents travel abroad instead of seeking treatment within the UAE, according to the latest survey conducted by the Dubai Health Authority (DHA) and Dubai Statics Centre. The findings, released
What Obama’s Affordable Care Act Means for the World’s Hospitals
globalpost.com - Sitting in blue scrubs in a hospital room, plastic surgeon Christian Rivera ponders a potential sea change for this Central American countrys private hospitals, triggered by healthcare reform in the US. Thats because his profession thrives on uninsured US citizens looking for cheaper care abroad. So what happens
Health tourism: GP surgeries selling ‘black market’ access to NHS
telegraph.co.uk - Surgery practice managers and fixers have been secretly filmed selling access to doctors, enabling foreign nationals who have no legal right to free hospital treatment to be seen without paying. Although hospitals should check if foreign patients are entitled to free National Health Service (NHS) hospital care, Panorama found many
Memorial-Hermann Texas Medical Center Certified by the Medical Travel Commission
The Medical Travel Commission (MTC) has announced that Memorial Hermann - Texas Medical Center is MTC 2012 Certified, and meets the Commission's International Patient Program criteria for 2012. The International Patient Program Certification is designed to recognize organizations that provide extraordinary, best-in-class service to patients traveling across international borders for care. The
Mercury Advisory Group Announces Arrangement to Build a Health Tourism Cluster and Cancer Hospital in Mexico
Mercury Advisory Group has developed a five- to seven-year public-private partnership project in Cuidad Juarez, Mexico, according to company CEO Dr. Maria K. Todd. We will call upon our 65 advisers over the next five to seven years to help bring this project to fruition. Other similar projects are on the horizon