Domestic Medical Tourism

Domestic medical tourism is the latest concept in the medical tourism industry. It is the practice of traveling from one city to another or one state to another within one's own country for medical care that is either not available in one's own neighborhood or is less expensively available in another neighborhood.

Domestic medical tourism goes by several other names, such as, medical tourism within US, local medical tourism, inbound medical tourism, out of state medical travel, in-country medical travel, etc.

Watch the video below to learn more about this cost-effective way of receiving medical care within the US.

Benefits of domestic medical travel within USA

1. Low cost for elective high-cost major surgeries


2. High quality of care as hospitals are accredited by the Joint Commission (JCAHO)


3. Shorter traveling distance compared to international medical tourism


4. No language or cultural barriers


5. Access of legal recourse

Hospitals offering domestic medical tourism
Healthbase works with several domestic providers of quality healthcare that are spread across the United States. Find out an accredited hospital near you that offers affordable domestic medical tourism.

Medical Malpractice Insurance Product for the Medical Tourism Industry

New insurance coverage is now available to protect individuals should medical malpractice occur while seeking healthcare services in a foreign country.

Aug. 17, 2007 --- AOS Assurance Company Limited today announced the launch of a new and unique issuance of insurance to cover people who travel outside their country for medical procedures, for either elective or non-elective procedures. Patient Medical Malpractice Insurance (PMMI) addresses the financial and personal risks related to out of domicile medical travel. PMMI resolves the medical tourist's financial risk. It is "first person" insurance, much like traditional travel insurance, that is purchased by the patient before traveling for the medical or surgical procedure. Should a medical malpractice occur abroad, the claim is handled in accordance with the patient's own home country standards and claims are paid in U.S. currency. There are no lawyers or lawsuits involved, and claims are estimated to be settled 80 percent faster than the traditional litigation environment.

This will provide necessary insurance for medical tourists. This development will also help mitigate the liability risk assumed by medical tourism companies (portals) arranging the foreign practitioner and hospital on behalf of the patient, should the patient purchase the product beforehand.

AOS has also developed a group version of the PMMI product called GMMI (Group Medical Malpractice Insurance) to be used in the growing group insurance market.

Source: eWorldWire

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