The medical tourism sector is rapidly developing and is changing the way people, insurance companies and governments’ look at healthcare options for its citizens. The growth of the industry will increasingly impact on individuals and healthcare budgets as governments, health insurance companies and individuals continue to explore different ways to access high quality, low cost treatment.
Medical tourism fills a valuable niche that is desperately needed in countries with bureaucratically flawed or unaffordable healthcare. This industry looks set to expand at an escalating pace over the next decade as more and more people begin to trust the quality and see the advantages of having their surgery performed in developing countries that provide high quality healthcare and reasonable prices.