Hospitals are neglected as patients are subsidized for treatment abroad. smh.com.au - A multimillion-dollar medical tourism industry catering to Libyans has emerged in neighboring countries, stripping the country's struggling health system of vital investment and blocking efforts to rebuild a sector rife with corruption. Nowhere is the extent of Libya's

ihealthbeat.org -Although the number of mobile health apps has grown dramatically over the past few years, there has not been a corresponding rise in the number of people downloading them, the Washington Post reports. Rise in Mobile Health Apps Brian Dolan, editor and co-founder of MobiHealthNews, said data show the number of consumer

Editor's Note: Just how healthcare reform will affect Americans seeking treatment abroad is the subject of a recent blog by Josef Woodman, founder and CEO of Healthy Travel Media and author of the Patients Beyond Borders series. As Woodman states, in regards to the nearly one million patients in the US who will seek

Editor's Note : Kate Kyoungmi Kang, MHA, works as a medical tourism consultant at Ipock International Healthcare Consulting, LLC.  Her interests lie in growing the Korean Medical Tourism market and creating global infrastructure to facilitate the growing industry. As a recent master of Healthcare Administration (MHA) graduate, I am excited to be

  John E. Vitalis, Vitalis & Company, LLC My initial reaction is that the decision will not have a significant impact on medical travel, especially in the short term (next two years), since the PPACA does not really "kick in" for adults until 2014. According to the report,

The Tourism Observatory for Health, Wellness and Spa (TOHWS) has launched the publication of its trend forecasts, under the name of the 'Constellation Series.' The series draws on TOHWS' 15+ years of experience in medical travel including research, consulting work, and involvement in professional and academic events and presentations. TOWHS

lifehealthpro.com - The Supreme Court today upheld all parts of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). The decision was written by Chief Justice John Roberts, who joined the court's four liberal justices in upholding the law. The key was support for the provisions which require everyone to buy insurance or pay

hoteliermiddleeast.com - Rosewood's Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) debut, Rosewood Abu Dhabi on Al Maryah Island, will target medical tourism as one of its unique selling points (USPs), managing director Luigi Romaniello told Hotelier Middle East. The 189-room hotel, which will also offer 127 serviced residences, will be linked to the

koreaittimes.com. Medical tourism, which was selected as a new growth engine business in 2009, is growing by leaps and bounds. According to "the record of attracting foreign patients in 2011" announced in May by the Ministry of Health and Welfare, the number of foreign medical tourists has increased by 49.5

e27.sg - With the backing from MDA's iJam grant, Medisherpa is trying to democratize the access towards medical information. What they are providing is a platform that aggregates medical tourism information and helps patients find and compare the cost of medical procedures around the world. Whether they need a local