Costa Rica Medical Travel Sets its Sights on Broken US Healthcare

MIAMI - Oct. 14, 2013 - PRLog -- Medical Travel to Costa Rica has just taken a major leap to expand the popularity of this burgeoning phenomenon often referred to as Medical Tourism. Costa Rica has become a true mecca for medical Tourism for a number of very important factors however the number one most important factor has become obvious to many of the savvy players in the field.  Costa Rica has one of the best healthcare systems in the western world; in fact Costa Rica has been ranked even higher than the United States in overall quality of care by the World Health Organization. Add to this the fact that Costa Rica has the second longest lived population in the world people begin to get the idea that they must be doing something right in Costa Rica healthcare.

However the high quality of care is only the beginning of the equation. A major key is Costa Rica itself. Costa Rica has become such an accessible and desired tourism spot for North Americans and Europeans that tax revenues from tourism has allowed he Costa Rican government to use these dollars in a wise fashion building up key areas of infrastructure including strategically located first class international airports, an incredible fiber optic telecommunications infrastructure, modern and efficient highway systems, and last but not least, modern accessible high quality healthcare.

One of the secrets of Costa Rica’s success is the PROMED Council of Costa Rica. PROMED is the  Council for the International Promotion of Costa Rica Medicine. PROMED  is the organizer and sponsor of the yearly International Medical Travel and Business Summit and this year they are taking their message on the road by holding the Fifth version of the event on Miami Beach may 4-6 at the lovely Deauville Beach Resort. The goal of course is to spread the word to a much broader audience that affordable healthcare is an option for individuals, insurance companies and self-insured corporations alike in Costa Rica.

The conference is aimed at buyers of healthcare, those companies and individuals that wish to save up to 70% on their healthcare purchases. This runs a wide gamut from the patient without insurance that cannot afford a needed hip replacement, to multinational corporations who act as their own health insurers. A recent ABC news article pointed an amazing case study where one company saved almost 10 million dollars over a 5 year period using such strategies as Medical Travel to Costa Rica. That amazing story can be found here (http://abcnews.go.com/Health/americans-surgeries-overseas...).

The Promed Council has become a true international force to be reckoned with by bringing the International Medical Travel and Business Summit to Miami. The primary market for Costa Rica tourism Medical and otherwise is North America. Both Canada and the United States are adding new direct flights to Costa Rica every year and the phenomenon continues to grow.

Promed is not just a promoter of medical tourism to Costa Rica they have taken up the challenge top train, educate , and set standards for all types of tourism businesses in Costa Rica preparing them on how to handle the medical traveler ad setting standards and protocols for healthcare providers, transportation and tour companies, as well as recovery centers and hotels. When seeking a medical travel journey look for the PROMED seal of quality and rest assured that your needs and requirements have been anticipated.

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