Medical Tourism - PRWeb Press Release Group http://www.prweb.com Patient experiences and trends in the medical travel/medical tourism industru - Powered by PRWeb and RSSPad en xml@emediawire.com xml@emediawire.com 30 Medical Tourism Company Signs Large Contract with Benefits Association http://www.prweb.com/releases/medical/tourism/prweb3097954.htm An industry-first contract was signed between medical tourism facilitator WorldMed Assist and International Association of Benefits, which offers discounted benefits to its members across the U.S. IAB members will be able to choose a fully-facilitated medical journey to one of WorldMed Assist's partner hospitals overseas to get high quality surgery at a steep discount. (PRWeb Oct 29, 2009)

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]]> Thu, 29 Oct 2009 07:00:00 GMT http://www.prweb.com/releases/medical/tourism/prweb3097954.htm Medical Tourist from Nevada Undergoes Three Heart Procedures in Turkey http://www.prweb.com/releases/medical/tourism/prweb2643674.htm Dr. Sertac Cicek at Anadolu Medical Center near Istanbul gave medical tourist (http://www.worldmedassist.com) and cardiac patient John Freeman a survival rate ten times higher--with charges ten times lower--than he'd find in the U.S. Preop tests at Anadolu Medical Center in June revealed he needed not one, but three different procedures to restore his cardiac health. He is now completing his eight week recovery in the comforts of his home in Reno, while singing the praises of his medical team and WorldMed Assist, the company that facilitated the medical journey that saved his life. (PRWeb Jul 20, 2009)

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]]> Mon, 20 Jul 2009 07:00:00 GMT http://www.prweb.com/releases/medical/tourism/prweb2643674.htm Medical Tourist Crosses the Border for Heart Bypass Surgery in Mexico http://www.prweb.com/releases/medical/tourism/prweb2317224.htm Uninsured retiree leaves San Antonio, Texas to have bypass surgery at Hospital Angeles in Mexico on three blocked arteries. His arrangements were facilitated from first contact through full recovery at home by medical travel company WorldMed Assist (http://www.worldmedassist.com). Both the patient and his wife were impressed with the quality of care and level of attention they received during their two week stay. (PRWeb Apr 13, 2009)

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]]> Mon, 13 Apr 2009 07:00:00 GMT http://www.prweb.com/releases/medical/tourism/prweb2317224.htm Economic Turmoil Creates Boom for Medical Tourism http://www.prweb.com/releases/medical/tourism/prweb2291614.htm Medical tourism company WorldMed Assist says economic downturn has created an uptick in his business as more people find themselves either without employer-provided insurance or with benefit plans that have been dramatically scaled back. (PRWeb Apr 3, 2009)

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]]> Fri, 03 Apr 2009 07:00:00 GMT http://www.prweb.com/releases/medical/tourism/prweb2291614.htm Low Cost Hip Replacement or Resurfacing Overseas May Be the Answer to Chronic Hip Pain http://www.prweb.com/releases/medical/tourism/prweb2277614.htm Younger patients are choosing hip resurfacing over hip replacement surgery, but find that several surgeons overseas have longer track records with this relatively new procedure. WorldMed Assist (www.worldmedassist.com) helps patients determine which surgery is best for them, and gives patients options to choose among world renowned surgeons practicing at first-rate international hospitals. (PRWeb Mar 31, 2009)

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]]> Tue, 31 Mar 2009 07:00:00 GMT http://www.prweb.com/releases/medical/tourism/prweb2277614.htm Ohio Patient Thanks India and WorldMed Assist For Heart Surgery Overseas; His Indian Surgeon Thanks U.S. for Superb Training http://www.prweb.com/releases/medical/tourism/prweb2205454.htm Henry Konczak logged on to www.WorldMedAssist.com to help him find the surgeon in India his U.S. cardiologist recommended. Just three weeks later, he was out of ICU with his mitral valve replacement overseas completed. He's now home and enjoying his new lease on life. (PRWeb Mar 4, 2009)

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]]> Wed, 04 Mar 2009 08:00:00 GMT http://www.prweb.com/releases/medical/tourism/prweb2205454.htm Industry's First Survey of North American Medical Tourists Commissioned by WorldMed Assist http://www.prweb.com/releases/medical_tourism/Lap_band_mexico/prweb1267104.htm In the medical travel industry's first in-depth survey of patient experiences with medical tourism, WorldMed Assist discovers interesting results about who travels for international health care, why they travel , what savings motivate them, how they compare the quality of care overseas with care at home, and how they rate companies that help arrange international treatment. (PRWeb Sep 2, 2008)

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]]> Tue, 02 Sep 2008 07:00:00 GMT http://www.prweb.com/releases/medical_tourism/Lap_band_mexico/prweb1267104.htm Bilateral Knee Replacement in India: WorldMed Assist Helps Montana Patient Save 80% On Special Order Full Titanium Implants http://www.prweb.com/releases/medicaltourism/kneereplacement/prweb1153464.htm Medical tourism company WorldMed Assist helped Kristine Mann get two special-order titanium knees in India for 80% less than she'd have paid in the U.S. (PRWeb Jul 30, 2008)

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]]> Wed, 30 Jul 2008 07:00:00 GMT http://www.prweb.com/releases/medicaltourism/kneereplacement/prweb1153464.htm Medical Tourism Company WorldMed Assist Announces Its Promise to Patients http://www.prweb.com/releases/MedicalTourism/WorldMed_Assist/prweb1041804.htm Medical tourism facilitator WorldMed Assist issued an 11-point Promise to Patients who use its services for health care in foreign countries. The Promises also include commitments to WorldMed Assist's employees and partners in the rapidly growing medical tourism industry. WorldMed Assist applauds the new Guidelines for Medical Tourism issued this week by the AMA as an important step in opening the dialogue about fulfilling the promises of medical tourism. (PRWeb Jun 20, 2008)

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]]> Fri, 20 Jun 2008 07:00:00 GMT http://www.prweb.com/releases/MedicalTourism/WorldMed_Assist/prweb1041804.htm Former Medical Technician Gets Gallbladder Surgery in Mexico; WorldMed Assist Saves Him 70% http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/05/prweb973054.htm WorldMed Assist, a medical tourism company, found an affordable solution when Washington coast resident Allen Miller learned he needed his gallbladder removed. Because Miller had Hepatitis C, he'd been uninsurable for the past six years. WorldMed Assist hooked him up with Dr. Jorge Zavala Ruiz at Hospital Angeles in Mexico, which saved Miller 70% of what he'd have likely spent in the US. (PRWeb May 28, 2008)

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]]> Wed, 28 May 2008 07:00:00 GMT http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/05/prweb973054.htm Three Hip Replacements in India for Two Americans = $130,000 Savings, Thanks to Medical Tourism Company WorldMed Assist http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/05/prweb946114.htm While political candidates argue about health care reform, Americans are taking matters into their own hands. Jerry Mead of southern Indiana and Robert Lupo of northern California ended up next door neighbors at Wockhardt Hospital in Bangalore, India for hip replacements--Lupo had one hip replaced, Mead had surgery on both hips. During their recuperation, the two became friends, and plan to stay in touch since their recent returns to the U.S. Together, they saved $130,000. (PRWeb May 16, 2008)

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