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Everybody’s Guide to Affordable, World-Class Medical Tourism

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At first blush, the term medical tourism seems like the strangest of oxymorons. But it is a burgeoning new industry, and the health traveler, as they are now called, is a new type of traveler. According to the book, last year more than 150,000 Americans, Canadians and Europeans traveled overseas for some kind of medical treatment, including tummy tucks, heart valve replacement, dental care, cosmetic surgery and hip replacement. At least 28 countries around the world cater to the international health traveler, with more than a million patients receiving treatment outside their home country. Why go abroad? Author Josef Woodman cites many reasons: cost savings, better quality care, treatments that are not covered by insurance policies at home and shorter waiting periods. Chapters are devoted to planning the journey, budgeting for treatment and the trip, and what to expect. Woodman also features information on 22 of the most-traveled to health destinations in 14 countries as well as 10 “must-ask” questions that the health traveler should ask the physician who will be providing the treatment, such as “what are your credentials?” and “how many patients have you treated who have had my condition?”

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