Impact of recession in Medical Tourism

Since the recession, the medical tourism marketplace had been slowed. That was when President Obama signed a health care reform into a law.

If more Americans have insurance, they will not need travel for their healthcare.

Here we share an interesting article that explains it.

 

Medical touris news

We share an interesting graphic of the most visited places for medical tourism around the world. Check that Costa Rica, is the first in dentistry.

Rehumatology Costa Rica - New specialists on our online medical tourism directory.

Rehumatology Costa Rica

Plastic Surgery in Costa Rica

Here, we find these statistics on ticotime, about the comparation of prices between Costa Rica surgeons and US:

Plastic/Reconstructive Surgery	US	Costa Rica	Saving
Facelift	$7,000-$9,000	$4,600 – $5,000	30-40%
Rhinoplasty	$8,000-$12,000	$3,500 – $3,900	50-65%
Breast Lift	$5,000-$8,000	$3,000 – $3,400	40-55%
Breast Augmentation	$5,000-$8,000	$2,700 – $2,900	50-65%
Blepharoplasty (Eyelid)	$4,000-$5,500	$2,000 – $2,200	50-60%
Brazilian Butt Surgery	Up to $10,000	$3,000 – $3,300	55-65%
Tummy Tuck	$6,000-$8,500	$3,900 – $4,200	45-50%
Facelift	$7,000-$9,000	$4,600 – $5,000	35-45%
Male Breast Reduction	Up to $6,000	$2000 – $2600	50-60%

You can also find it: www.ticotimes.com/costa-rica/plastic-surgery-costs-hospitals-recovery.

Medical Tourism Guidelines

Here we share useful guidelines of American Medical Association (AMA) to a successful plan of medical tourism. 

It´s very important that you consider it to take advantage of your trip:

http://www.ama-assn.org/ama1/pub/upload/mm/31/medicaltourism.pdf