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NewsMedical tourism siphons off highly skilled medical workers from local markets
Medical tourism is putting stress on health systems in southeast Asian countries, IRIN reports. Some 2 million international patients go to countries such as Thailand and Indonesia for healthcare Read more...
Michigan rises as a 'hub' for inbound medical tourism
Despite a lack of available statistics on the current market size for inbound medical tourism to the U.S., it appears that Michigan is fast becoming a hub for both domestic and international patients Read more...
Mysteries surround inbound medical tourism
Call it reverse medical tourism. The U.S. wants to help grow the number of foreigners who come to America for medical care. But it doesn't have a handle on the current size of the market. To that Read more...
Cleveland Clinic, Lowe's heart deal exceeds expectations
The medical tourism deal between Cleveland Clinic and Lowe's has already surpassed expectations, according to the home improvement retailer. More Lowe's employees have elected to go Cleveland Clinic Read more...
Developments in medical tourism abound
Hospitals in the U.S. will face more competition as countries around the world sink resources into becoming international medical tourism destinations. Here's one example: The Taiwan Land Development Read more...
Is new drug-resistant superbug a threat to medical tourism industry?
While medical tourism continues to rise in popularity, as we've reported several times over the last few years, potential international patients may think twice before booking their next vacation Read more...
Medical travel outside U.S. falls substantially
While medical tourism is likely to remain popular long-term, it's taken a real hit as the U.S. has struggled with the recession. Between 2007 and 2009, in fact, the number of Americans traveling Read more...
India's Fortis Healthcare buys 10 hospitals, bringing total to 38
Usually, we tend to focus on U.S. transactions here at FierceHealthcare, as it's a big ol' world out there and there's too much to tell. But these days, given the increasingly powerful U.S./India Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: Japan wants medical tourism bucks
You can officially add Japan to the list of Asian countries fighting for their share of the medical tourism pie. Japanese officials are planning to begin marketing its hospitals, which might not be Read more...
Global medical tourism market to hit $100B by 2012
We all knew medical tourism was growing, but over the next few years, volume should explode say researchers speaking at a conference in Singapore. According to one researcher, the global medical Read more...
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