Medical tourism is a growing and profitable business
Medical tourism is turning into an important option for people coming to Costa Rica for high quality and less expensive medical services. The following are the details of an article published today in Newspaper La República: http://www.larepublica.net/app/cms/www/index.php?pk_articulo=35186 Growing competition in medical tourism Costa Rica is contested market with a lot of countries Drafting redaccion@larepublica.net Contributed to this note, the journalist Daniel Chacón Although many details of the plan recently approved U.S. health insurance have not been resolved, apparently, the new provisions would stimulate U.S. demand for treatment in other nations, including Costa Rica. On the other hand, medical tourism faces significant challenges as more and more countries competing to attract potential patients. In recent years, the number of hospitals that offer a high level of service has grown dramatically. Globally more than 300, of which three quarters began competing sinc...