medical tourism in mexico
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Medical Tourism - MEXICO
• Medical Tourism is a global phenom that consists in travel to another country or city with the purpose of recieving some medical attention.
• Factors that have led to the increasing popularity of Medical Travel include the high costs of health care , long wait times for certain procedures, the ease and affordability of international travel, and improvements in both technology and standards of care in many countries.
• Mexico has more than a dozen destinations specialized in medical tourism , where tourism providers join with medical services.
Costs savings compared to USA
• Medical tourism targets as a goal the therapeutic turistical services offered by Spas , private medical care , and also home care.
• In general , these costs can be reduced if made in a different country. Taking advantage of a different per capita income , security , public transport , or the quality of public health services.
This map shows the main cities in Mexico for MedicalTourism
Most typical procedures
• Some of the specialties requiered are: Dentistry , Oncology , Orthopaedics , Cardiology, General surgery , Plastic Surgery and Gastroenterology.
• 50 million Americans are uninsured or underinsured . Moreover the sheer companies helping patients find qualified healthcare is expanding.
• In 2012 , more than 1.6 million Americans will undergo Medical Tourism .
MEDIVALLARTA MEDICANCUN
Medical Tourism Puerto Vallarta
• In Mexico , Puerto Vallarta is the destination with the best position in the country for medical tourism.
• The high quality infrastuctures in health services has been the main cause for a big influx of patients that also come here for more complex procedures.
• Medical tourism in Mexico is already nº 1 in the world. Because in January 2014 a majority of baby boomers will likely end up in line in exchange waiting behind people who have never worked , never paid taxes , and live on checks from the government, the Mexican alternative may be the best alternative.
The best doctors in Puerto Vallarta
Medical Tourism - Cancun
• Medical tourism in Cancun represent potentially 25 thousand patients per year for Cancun area.
• During a long period of time it has been a common belief that medical tourism in Cancun , was an activity exclusively for people who were rich or had many resources or high class societies. This has changed as competitive rates in medical sectors , has allowed that people or groups of people who are relatively modest can afford a wide variety of treatments in health and aesthetics.
• Every year medical tourism is more popular as the costs for travelling have also decreased, competitive rates between airlines and hotels have made Cancun become a main target for this activity
The best doctors in Cancun
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