Medical tourism in India: winners and losers

Gupta, Amit

doi:10.20529/ijme.2008.002

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“…Extensive previous research has widely accepted that the analysis of motivations is based on the two dimensions of push and pull factors [31]. Accordingly, "push factors" refer to intangible and intrinsic desires of human beings, including the desire for escape, novelty seeking, adventure seeking, rest and relaxation, health and fitness, and socialization [32]. While "push factors" are the socio-psychological needs that encourage an individual to travel, "pull factors" are considered as the external forces from the attributes that attract a person to a specific destination and establish the actual specific destination choice.…”

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A Comprehensive Perspective on Medical Tourism Context and Create a Conceptual Framework

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2016

J Tourism Hospit

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A Comprehensive Perspective on Medical Tourism Context and Create a Conceptual Framework

Lajevardi¹

2016

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“…[2][3][4][5] Sustained growth of corporate hospitals and hospital chains across India and government patronage and promotion of medical tourism as part of public policy are other factors responsible for growth of medical tourism in India. 6 As a silent revolution, medical tourism industry has become one of the fastest growing service sectors of 21 st century. India ranks second as medical tourism destination in the world after Thailand 7 and India hosts about 150000 medical tourists annually, and this number is expected to grow by 15 percent every year.…”

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“…Besides that, corporate hospitals have repeatedly dishonored the conditions for receiving government subsidies by refusing to treat poor patients free of cost. 6 …”

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Medical tourism: a new growth factor for Indian healthcare industry

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“…Sengupta (2008) notes that medical tourism facilities allow increased rate of depreciation on life saving equipments, and also prime land at subsidised rates.…”

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“…Indeed, the Indian government stated in its National Health Policy in 2002 that medical tourism was considered to be a -deemed export‖ and therefore awarded it fiscal incentives, including lower import duties, prime land at subsidised rates and tax concessions (Garud, 2005, Ramírez de Arellano, 2007, Sengupta, 2008. Similarly, the Thai policy promoting medical tourism has been deemed to be such a success that it has recently been renewed.…”

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Medical tourism raises questions that highlight the need for care and caution

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Pawsey

2014

Medical Journal of Australia

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The opinions expressed and arguments employed here are the responsibility of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect those of the OECD. 2 SUMMARY 1.The global growth in the flow of patients and health professionals as well as medical technology, capital funding and regulatory regimes across national borders has given rise to new patterns of consumption and production of healthcare services over recent decades. A significant new element of a growing trade in healthcare has involved the movement of patients across borders in the pursuit of medical treatment and health; a phenomenon commonly termed ‗medical tourism'. Medical tourism occurs when consumers elect to travel across international borders with the intention of receiving some form of medical treatment. This treatment may span the full range of medical services, but most commonly includes dental care, cosmetic surgery, elective surgery, and fertility treatment. There has been a shift towards patients from richer, more developed nations travelling to less developed countries to access health services, largely driven by the low-cost treatments available in the latter and helped by cheap flights and internet sources of information. 2.Despite high-profile media interest and coverage, there is a lack of hard research evidence on the role and impact of medical tourism for OECD countries. Whilst there is an increasing amount written on the subject of medical tourism, such material is hardly ever evidence-based. Medical tourism introduces a range of attendant risks and opportunities for patients. This review identifies the key emerging policy issues relating to the rise of ‗medical tourism'. 3.The review details what is currently known about the flow of medical tourists between countries and discusses the interaction of the demand for, and supply of, medical tourism services. It highlights the different organisations and groups involved in the industry, including the range of intermediaries and ancillary services that have grown up to service the industry. Treatment processes (including consideration of quality, safety and risk) and system-level implications for countries of origin and destination (financial issues; equity; and the impact on providers and professionals of medical tourism) are highlighted. The review examines harm, liability and redress in medical tourism services with a particular focus on the legal, ethical and quality-of-care considerations. 4.In light of this, our broad review outlines key health policy considerations, and draws attention to significant gaps in the research evidence. The central conclusion from this review is that there is a lack of systematic data concerning health services trade, both overall and at a disaggregated level in terms of individual modes of delivery, and of specific countries. This is both in terms of the trade itself, as well as its implications. Mechanisms are needed that help us track the balance of trade around medical tourism on a regular basis. The evidence base is scant to enable us to assess who benefi...

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Medical tourism in India: winners and losers

Cited by 61 publications

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A Comprehensive Perspective on Medical Tourism Context and Create a Conceptual Framework

A Comprehensive Perspective on Medical Tourism Context and Create a Conceptual Framework

Medical tourism: a new growth factor for Indian healthcare industry

Medical tourism raises questions that highlight the need for care and caution

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