Medical Tourism

Medical Tourism Thailand In 2005, one Americans, particularly those Bangkok hospital living near the Mexican border, took in 150,000 now routinely cross to Mexico for tre atment medical care. Popular specialties seekers from include dentistry and plastic abroad. Around surgery. Mexican dentists often 2 million people charge one-fifth to one-fourth of visited Thailand in US prices, while other procedures 2009 for medical typically cost a third what they Mexico India Turkey, Korea In 2010, the A study by ASSOCHAM Turkey attracts medical tourists from Europe Germany is a Report from 2008 found that between number of patients reported that the year and the Balkans, the United States, Eurasia destination for 60,000 to 85,000 medical tourists were visiting South Korea 2011 saw 850,000 medical and the Middle East, hosting about 200,000 patients seeking traveling to the United States had risen to 80,000. tourists in India and patients annually. The South Korean projected that by 2015 this Turkey attracted 200,000 patients in 2011. technology, high medical tourists traveled from the Ministry of Health number would rise to Most of these were from the United States, standards, safety, United States to other countries in 2007 has set the target 3,200,000. for 2015 to up to 300,000 medical tourists Germany UNITED STATES advanced medical Estimated that 750,000 American a n d quick tre atment. All German citizens ha ve he alth coverage, resulting in a high hospital density, with twice as many hospitals per capita as the United States. The high hospital density results in shorter Europe and Eurasia. reasons. would in the US. According to the San Diego Union Tribune, about 1 million Californians go to Mexico for healthcare, and most of these patients go to Tijuana. Many of these patients seek weight loss, and plastic surgery, in addition to alternative cancer treatments. w a itlists for treatment. Costs for According to the Secretary of Tourism of Baja California, In 2009, close to 8 million people went to Tijuana for some type of healthcare. medical treatment compete well with other developed European countries and are commonly 50% of those in the What are the top specialties for medical travelers? USA. Cosmetic surgery Dentistry (general, restorative, cosmetic) Cardiovascular (angioplasty, CABG, transplants) Orthopedics (joint and spine; sports medicine) Cancer (often high-acuity or last resort) Reproductive (fertility, women's health) Weight loss (LAP-BAND, gastric bypass) How much can you save? Using US costs across a variety of specialties and procedures as a benchmark, average range of savings for the most-traveled destinations: U.S. Korea Brazil 25-40% India 65-90% Malaysia 65-80% Mexico 40-65% Taiwan 40-55% Turkey 50-65% Thailand Costa Rica 40-65% Singapore 30-45% 30-45% 50-70% Heart Valve Spinal Fusion Нeart Angioplasty Hip Replacement COSTS BY COUNTRY Hysterectomy Knee Bypass Replacement Replacement U.S. 150k Singapore 75k Thailand India www.PlacidWay.com PlacidWay RaWoy [email protected] +1.303.500.3821