| According to Israels Health Ministry, revenues from medical tourism in state hospitals were NIS 54 million in 2009. But by 2011, they were 2.2 times higher, at NIS 119 million. haaretz.com Medical tourism to Israel is already growing by leaps and bounds, even before the expected upsurge in tourism that this weeks approval of the Open Skies aviation agreement is expected to produce. A new report by the Health Ministry reveals that despite the ministrys efforts to increase supervision of the medical tourism industry, which started in the wake of a Haaretz investigation into the matter in November 2010, medical tourism to Israel is booming. But experts warn that the business is prospering at the expense of Israeli patients. Revenues from medical tourism in state hospitals were NIS 54 million in 2009, the report said. But by 2011, they were 2.2 times higher, at NIS 119 million. To continue reading click here. |
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