Patients Beyond Borders author now featured contributor on top sites Chapel Hill, NC ?With interest in global healthcare and healthcare reform continuing unabated, medical tourism has become a popular topic across the blogosphere. The AARP Personal Health Blog and Peter Greenberg are among the popular, influential sites currently featuring posts

IPMI Magazine Travel Insurance, Private Medical and Health Insurance News LONDON — While health care costs are projected to increase at a lower rate in 2012 compared to 2011, the average cost per employee will surpass the $10,000 mark for the first time next year, according to Aon Hewitt,

The Monitor — Sara Rodriguez couldn’t stop wringing her hands as she sat at a dentist office, waiting to return to the United States. Two of her family members had had close calls with organized crime members in Mexico. She didn’t want to be here, but she had no other

(Reuters) - More western Europeans are going abroad for cheaper medical treatment, with France and Germany among the top destinations, and cheaper places, such as Poland and Bulgaria, well-placed to develop medical tourism industries, a report on Friday showed.  A study by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) found that France tops

LONDON, Oct. 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- A recent survey conducted by Ipsos Reid to gauge American women's attitudes towards In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) has found that 74% would travel outside the US for treatment if success rates were higher and if there were more affordable IVF treatments elsewhere. The trend

Theatlantic.com, by Allan May—Innovation is the jewel in the crown of the US healthcare system. We surely can't brag about having the most affordable medical insurance, or the longest-living patients. But we can brag, and do brag, about having the most cutting-edge medical- and bio-technology in the world. So this

TravelDaily.co.uk—The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is preparing a response plan to mitigate the potential impact of the European debt crisis, widespread flooding in Thailand and recent bombings in the restive south. The agency still expects European arrivals to grow over the coming months, but is concerned about slowing arrivals

PR.com—Satori World Medical, a leading medical travel company, has appointed Geoffrey Harris to serve on its Strategic Advisory Board. Satori’s Strategic Advisory Board assists the company’s Board of Directors and senior management team in the design of Satori World Medical’s forward-looking strategy and tactics. Geoffrey Harris was previously the Managing

Government austerity measures could lead to a rise in the number of UK patients traveling abroad for medical treatment, if NHS waiting lists start to lengthen. Many could end up going to newer EU member states such as Poland and Bulgaria, finds a new report from the Economist Intelligence Unit.

In a new series on The Commonwealth Fund Blog, Jonathan Cohn, senior editor at the New Republic and the author of Sick: The Untold Story of America's Health Care Crisis—and the People Who Pay the Price, will explore the healthcare systems of four countries: the Netherlands, France, the United Kingdom