Central and South America- Health Insurance, Healthcare and Medical tourism 2014
Central and South America is an area with a high profile in healthcare, health insurance and medical tourism.
Many insurers and the countries themselves, see potential for health insurance and medical tourism.
But independent information, rather than hype or outdated information, is a struggle to find.
Much of what is written about these countries is biased, wrong headed and overblown.
This regional report aims to change that with up to date detail from recent research. The findings often turn on their head the ideas of those countries with potential and those without.
For health insurers and brokers, there is potential for domestic and international health insurance, but it is not simple or uniform.
On medical tourism some countries are laying the foundation for future growth, while others promoted as market leaders, are going backwards.
To understand both health insurance and medical tourism, it is vital to understand how state and private healthcare, state health insurance and private health insurances work; and what health risks exist.
This report is by Ian Youngman, who has been producing detailed research reports on medical tourism for a decade, and reports on global health insurance for over 20 years.
Ian Youngman says, “ This research was a hard slog, but what kept me going was finding gems about countries that surprised me, and anger at some of the media and web untruths. Overall there is a picture of growth, hope and expansion; all driven from within the region and not by what some powerful outside country seeks to dictate. “
Many insurers and the countries themselves, see potential for health insurance and medical tourism.
But independent information, rather than hype or outdated information, is a struggle to find.
Much of what is written about these countries is biased, wrong headed and overblown.
This regional report aims to change that with up to date detail from recent research. The findings often turn on their head the ideas of those countries with potential and those without.
For health insurers and brokers, there is potential for domestic and international health insurance, but it is not simple or uniform.
On medical tourism some countries are laying the foundation for future growth, while others promoted as market leaders, are going backwards.
To understand both health insurance and medical tourism, it is vital to understand how state and private healthcare, state health insurance and private health insurances work; and what health risks exist.
This report is by Ian Youngman, who has been producing detailed research reports on medical tourism for a decade, and reports on global health insurance for over 20 years.
Ian Youngman says, “ This research was a hard slog, but what kept me going was finding gems about countries that surprised me, and anger at some of the media and web untruths. Overall there is a picture of growth, hope and expansion; all driven from within the region and not by what some powerful outside country seeks to dictate. “
COUNTRIES COVERED
Argentina
Belize, Bolivia, Brazil
Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica
Ecuador, El Salvador
Falklands, French Guiana
Guatemala, Guyana
Honduras
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama, Paraguay, Peru
Surinam
Uruguay
Venezuela
COUNTRY INFORMATION
Background political and economic detail
Latest tourism numbers
State and private healthcare
Health problems
Plans for change
International hospital accreditation
State health insurance
Private health insurance
Cross border health insurance
Number of locals living overseas
Insurance for locals overseas
Number of expatriates
Where expatriates come from
Attitude to expatriates
Requirements for expatriates
Advice to expatriates
International health insurance regulation
International health insurers/ brokers activity
Medical and health tourism numbers in
Where medical and health tourists come from
Medical tourism numbers out
Where medical tourists go
Medical and health tourism overview
Promotional bodies for health and medical tourism
Targets and plans
Research
Potential for health insurance and medical tourism
Argentina
Belize, Bolivia, Brazil
Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica
Ecuador, El Salvador
Falklands, French Guiana
Guatemala, Guyana
Honduras
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama, Paraguay, Peru
Surinam
Uruguay
Venezuela
COUNTRY INFORMATION
Background political and economic detail
Latest tourism numbers
State and private healthcare
Health problems
Plans for change
International hospital accreditation
State health insurance
Private health insurance
Cross border health insurance
Number of locals living overseas
Insurance for locals overseas
Number of expatriates
Where expatriates come from
Attitude to expatriates
Requirements for expatriates
Advice to expatriates
International health insurance regulation
International health insurers/ brokers activity
Medical and health tourism numbers in
Where medical and health tourists come from
Medical tourism numbers out
Where medical tourists go
Medical and health tourism overview
Promotional bodies for health and medical tourism
Targets and plans
Research
Potential for health insurance and medical tourism
