Q: What Exactly is Medical Tourism?
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A: Medical Tourism is rapidly growing practice of traveling to another country to obtain medical care, dentistry and surgical procedures. This also includes the leisure aspects typically associated with travel and tourism. Medical Tourism is a very old concept dating back to thousands of years. More and more individuals in the western countries are taking advantage of this popular alternative for health care needs.
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Q: Why do we need this service for businesses?
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A: There are several reasons why businesses are turning to overseas for medical treatment. This includes
- Huge Cost Savings (60%-70%)
- High Quality Care
- Insurance Excluded Treatments
- Specialty Treatments
- Minimum Waiting Periods
- New Country New Experience for the Employees!
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Q: Who are eligible to participate in this Employer program?
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A: Our Employer Program includes, but not limited to:
- Corporations and Institutions
- Insurance Companies
- State and Federal Agencies
- Mid-size companies
- Small size companies
- Broker
- Self-employed
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Q: What quality of care can we expect for our employees?
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A: MediTravels emphasize heavily on high quality medical care. The hospitals that we have partnered have JCI accreditation or are in the process of getting this accreditation. They have high level of standards and criteria in the way they treat their patients. Most of their physicians are educated in UK or US and are board certified.
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Q: Will our company employees accept Medical Tourism as a viable option?
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A: Yes, Certainly. Our research shows that the more one is educated about the service the better and confident one becomes. Also, the healthcare conditions and customer service provided abroad is in par to US standards, which makes it easy to convince anybody and it makes them to "think outside the box".
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Q: Does Medical Outsourcing bring negative publicity to our company?
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A: Although in the beginning certain elements like media and lobby may influence negative publicity as in many outsourcing situations before, sooner or later the public will start accepting this as an alternate source to cut down their medical expenditure. Other outsourcing services like software development, accounting, call centers, etc. has survived and thrived over the years. As US healthcare system is under crisis, it is easy to convince the public about Medical Tourism, which offers a high quality care at an affordable price.
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Q: What about liability?
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A: First, we would like to emphasize that our affiliate hospitals abroad understand medical malpractice as a very serious issue as there will be tremendous negative publicity and coverage, which can put their operation in jeopardy. They have assured us that they will do their best to prevent and/or fix any errors at their own cost. Beyond that, if someone is interested in suing the hospitals or doctors, we strongly recommend them that this service is not for them.
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Q: What incentives can the company offer its employees in choosing medical care overseas?
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A: As there is a huge cost savings for your employees to travel abroad for medical treatment, we recommend you to promote our services by providing the following incentives:
- Waive deductibles
- Waive co-pay
- Waive processing fees
- Offer a companion to travel
- Extend more recuperation time abroad
- Offer any other incentive as applicable
Even with the above incentive, the cost of package and air travel for two, the companies can save between 60-70% of the cost of the treatment in US.
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Q: Will there be a Follow-up Care Once our Employees Return Home?
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A: We highly recommend our patients to inform their regular primary care physician or the specialist about the upcoming procedure so that they may receive their follow-up care locally. We can arrange any necessary communication between the physician performing the surgery/treatment abroad and your local physician if needed.
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Q: How does our Employer Program work?
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A: We have a team of experienced professionals who will start working the moment we collect some data such as the number of employees needing the service, company healthcare statistics, the insurance company associated with, etc. We custom design our program to suit your needs.
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Q: What are our Fees?
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A: We collect a nominal processing fee, which is based on the number of employees needing our service, type of treatments and country of choice.
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Q: Why Use MediTravels?
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A: MediTravels have signed contract with several leading hospitals, which are JCI accredited, around the globe. In addition to the best treatment, these hospitals cater professionalism, hospitality, cleanliness and safety. Through a long lasting relationship, we will be able to assist your employees in choosing a high quality healthcare at low cost. Our packages also include airport pick-up, hotel accommodation in 4 or 5 star hotels, to and fro pick-up from hotel to hospital, the treatment, air-tickets and any local tour needs. In addition, hospital staff will assist you with an English-speaking interpreter.
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Q: Who are currently enrolled in our Employer Program?
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A: Although we are working with several businesses to customize individual service plans, here are a few companies whom we are providing our services to
- Amplify Systems
- Marta Consulting
- Debt Free After All
- Info Task Group
- Perfumeguys, Inc.
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Q: Who are Partners for MediTravels?
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- Consumers
- Businesses including Corporations, Institutions and Insurance Companies
- Affiliate Hospitals and Physicians
- Hotels, Tour Operators and Airlines
- Finance Companies
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