Editor's Note: A recent issue of The Motley Fool's newsletter, Rule Your Retirement, devoted a good bit of attention to an unbiased consumer's comparison of healthcare received in the U.S. and in Guatemala. While not nearly as comprehensive as the story's title, "How Medical Tourism Really Works," suggests, it's an interesting read for the candid

IHT World, a medical tourism company that offers Americans a lower priced alternative for non-emergency surgery and dental treatments, has joined forces with Global Protective Solutions, a medical tourism insurance company to offer coverage to protect patients in the event of complications. By offering consumers a customized medical tourism

The online guide for medical tourism and healthcare travel, Novasans, is now introducing live chat on the website in order to instantly accommodate and assist patients seeking treatment abroad. Through the live chat, managed by Novasans travel experts, patients will receive immediate answers to all their medical tourism

Editor's Note: John Goodman of the National Center for Policy Analysis (NCPA) posted an interesting blog recently, looking at how online bid-for-surgery companies are leveling the playing field for both patients and hospitals, particularly in the United States. As Goodman notes: "The implications of all this are staggering. The United States

Top US cancer treatment hospitals soon to be featured in popular digital publication series Chapel Hill, NC - 1 March, 2012:Patients Beyond Borders® is pleased to announce the June, 2012 release of FOCUS ON: Cancer Treatment Centers of America®, profiling one of America's leading cancer treatment networks specializing in treating patients dealing

March, 2012 (Oyster Bay, NY) - The "Well-Being and Medical Travel Conference 2012" -- which will take place on June 19-21, 2012 at The Phoenician luxury resort in Scottsdale, Arizona (www.well-beingtravelconference.com -- has announced a special sweepstakes for early registrants. Any one who registers by April 15 will be entered to win an ultra-pampering personal spa

Costa Rica - Minerva Journeys, providers of world-class medical travel concierge services, assisting individuals and businesses to access cost-effective, high-quality health and dental care, announced today that it has partnered with Startup America Partnership, the national organization dedicated to helping young companies grow in order to spur job creation across

Editor's Note: The following two stories republished with permission from Travel Market Report, an online business publication for professional travel sellers. For a free subscription, click here. Travelmarketreport.com - Nick Verrastro Medical travel has representation in the Obama administration's new travel and tourism strategy, with the appointment of Steven Thompson, chief

Travelmarketreport.com - Maria Lenhart Medical tourism is not only one of the fastest-growing segments of the travel industry, it is especially resilient during economic downturns, according to a new study on tourism niches. While global economic conditions have a profound impact on such areas as cruise, business and incentive travel,

PRWeb - Healthy Travel Media and Monterrey Healthcare City (MHC) are pleased to announce the publication and launch of Patients Beyond Borders: Monterrey, Mexico Edition™, to be published in English for international distribution. Supported by the leading healthcare facilities of Monterrey, Mexico, the Patients Beyond Borders® research and editorial team worked with MHC to