Interested in medical travel in Panama? If not, you should be. In Panama you don’t have to trade quality for a good price. The doctors are great, hospitals 
are clean and facilities are state of the art.
Check out www.panamamedicalvacations.com and for even more tips on how to get the most out of medical travel then check out this new book release:
The Complete Idiot’s Guide® to Medical Tourism Released
Medical travel – traveling abroad for affordable healthcare- has been reported to be a multi-billion dollar industry. With both health care costs and the number of uninsured on the rise, the medical tourism market is expected to double by the year 2012. Although the current economy has reduced the number of elective surgeries being done, at the same time serious surgeries have increased. The appeal of medical travel is driven primarily by cost, with savings as high as 80 percent compared to costs for the same procedures at home. That equates to $12,000 compared to $60,000 for a typical hip replacement, an example of where the benefits exceed cost savings. Patients who travel abroad for medical procedures also have access to state-of-the-art medical facilities and highly qualified doctors, many of whom received their training in the United States. However, consumers also face risks when seeking medical treatment oversees. The Complete Idiot’s Guide® to Medical Tourism helps readers minimize risks as they search for the right countries, facilities, and doctors for their medical needs.
In this book, readers learn:
- How much money they can expect to save for the most common procedures performed abroad
- Which countries and treatment facilities are best suited for various procedures
- How to identify and work with travel agencies that specialize in medical travel
- How to locate the 100+ hospitals and treatment centers abroad that have become accredited to U.S. standards of healthcare
- How to plan and budget for the safest and most cost-effective trip
- What to do to minimize the chance of things going wrong
- What to do if complications arise
- What to expect in terms of follow-up care
*Originally published in THIS WEEK IN MEDICAL TRAVEL TODAY
