Nueterra, a global healthcare management company, is proud to join forces with Ochsner Health System, Louisiana's largest health system, to provide access to world-class healthcare through the Nueterra Global Alliance (NGA), an international network of doctors and health systems. By partnering with Ochsner

www.examiner.com - As more Americans learn what Obamacare is going to do when all of its ramifications begin taking over medical care in the US, many patients may choose to be medical tourists to obtain lower priced, needed private services that the gutted Medicare or their

businessweek.com - There is a growing movement among US employers to send insured workers on paid trips to get operations at bargain prices, those involved in the trend say. Chip Burgett, an executive vice president at BridgeHealth Medical Inc. in Denver - which helps companies, insurers and patients deal with

Nueterra recently hosted its Borderless Healthcare Symposium in Lima, Peru, on November 6 and 7. The two days of meetings included a panel discussion with the Peruvian Medical Association, Rimac International, local physicians and the Lima Chamber of Commerce. Physicians from top-ranked facilities in the US also presented as experts in

travelbizmonitor.com - Maldivian, the national carrier of Maldives, has signed a pact with the Chennai-headquartered Apollo Hospitals to give discounts to each others' clients, thus promoting medical tourism in India, as per The Hindu Business Line report. For example, Apollo Hospitals will give a discount on its service charges for

by Laura Carabello, Executive Editor and Publisher, Medical Travel Today With President Barack Obama reaffirmed for four more years, the medical travel community can expect an uptick of interest and support from American employers and consumers. The fate of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is now more secure. Since it is

The retailer joins the ranks of companies sending employees to hospitals far from home in the name of less expensive and better care. ama-assn.org - A small but growing number of US corporations are offering their insured employees the option of undergoing certain procedures at highly ranked health systems across

In Issue 20 of Medical Travel Today we introduced Sam Shallenberger of RJ Young, a $100 million equipment and leasing company based in Nashville, Tenn. Like many US companies, RJ Young faces the challenge of providing affordable healthcare coverage to its 450 employees. Currently RJ Young offers a high deductible

khaleejtimes.com - Dubai Healthcare City Authority (DHCA), under the guidance of its Chairperson, Her Royal Highness Princess Haya Bint Al Hussein, wife of His Highness Shaikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates and Ruler of Dubai, on Wednesday announced changes to

How much is good healthcare worth to you? $8,233 per year? That's how much the US spends per person. Worth it? That figure is more than two and a half times more than most developed nations in the world, including relatively rich European countries like France, Sweden and the United