The Rise in International Health Care Tourism

Rarick, Charles A.

doi:10.2139/ssrn.1112464

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The Rise in International Health Care Tourism

Charles A. Rarick

Purdue University Calumet

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.

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Keywords: health care, medical industry, tourism

JEL Classification: A22

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Date posted: March 25, 2008

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Rarick, Charles A., The Rise in International Health Care Tourism (May 20, 2005). Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1112464 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1112464

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Charles A. Rarick (Contact Author)

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Hammond, IN 46323-2094
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