The Rise in International Health Care Tourism
3 Pages Posted: 25 Mar 2008
Date Written: May 20, 2005
Abstract
This case explores the increasing demand for international health care tourism. As the price of health care increases in the United States, and as increasing numbers of American become uninsured, many Americans are opting for health care procedures outside the United states. The case addresses the strategic challenges to the American medical industry.
Keywords: health care, medical industry, tourism
JEL Classification: A22
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Rarick, Charles A., The Rise in International Health Care Tourism (May 20, 2005). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1112464 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1112464
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