Medical tourists: Enjoying life while attending to their health needs

Among the thousands of travelers who regularly flock to popular destinations for leisure, a growing percentage is also traveling abroad for medical treatment. The growth in the medical travel industry has been fueled by problems in the healthcare systems in developed countries.

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In the US, one of the problems is that high-quality care comes at a punitive price. This is why some who feel burdened by the high costs of care search for good options outside the country.

Meanwhile, medical institutions in developing countries have been significantly improving their facilities and their services. Many have created programs to attract foreign patients to their hospitals – with highlights like highly competent English-speaking staff and hospital rooms with all the modern conveniences preferred by tourists.

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Medical travel is an enticing option for many patients. Not only do they get the opportunity to get the treatment that will improve quality of life, they also can do it while experiencing the culture of another country.

While many still have doubts about going overseas for medical treatment, it is still a less expensive alternative. With enough research and preparation, traveling patients can find medical professionals they can trust and a country they’d like to visit for medical treatments.

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Steven Lash is the President and CEO of Satori World Medical, a medical travel concierge services provider. For more information about medical treatments overseas, visit www.satoriworld.med.com.

Why expensive healthcare does not always mean the best

While the nation struggles with various problems in the healthcare system, important medical treatments remain inaccessible for many. The cost of medical products and procedures are higher in the US than in other countries. For people paying for these out of their own pockets, the price is too steep.

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For some, a solution has been to think outside the box and consider getting treatment where it is cheaper – overseas. Medical travel is currently a burgeoning industry, with more patients considering medical institutions overseas as one of their more accessible healthcare options. 

Previously, most patients had reservations about seeking cheaper care options, believing that lower costs are indicative of substandard quality. However, news about the quality of care in medical institutions outside the US has worked to convince many patients to venture out.

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It’s difficult to ignore the benefits of medical travel. For many, the alternative is to go on without treatment or wait until either the price drops or their savings grow.

Venturing out of the country for a necessary surgery does have its pitfalls. But with proper preparation and research, patients can easily get the treatment that they need to reclaim their healthy lives.

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Steven Lash is the president and CEO of Satori World Medical, a leader in medical travel services. For more information on medical treatments available abroad, visit www.satoriworld.med.com.

Costs of stroke treatment expected to rise over the next few years

Stroke is currently listed as one of the leading causes of death among Americans. The American Heart Association (AHA) reports that almost 1 in 25 Americans will suffer from a stroke, and stroke incidence is estimated to increase by 20% by 2030.

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Meanwhile, the AHA also reported on its journal Stroke that the costs of treatment may likewise surge from $72 billion to $183 billion. The annual cost of the illness due to the lack of productivity is also expected to sharply increase. The high cost of stroke is attributed to the fact that most of them lead to permanent disability. According to the AHA report, only 10% of stroke sufferers fully recover while 90% of the sufferers end up with some form of disability after the stroke.
 

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Making matters worse is that the people found to be at high risk of suffering from a stroke, among other heart-related conditions, were 45 to 64 year-olds. Individuals belonging in this age group may find more trouble with the cost of care because they are still too young for Medicare, and many of them tend to not have insurance.

Given these predictions, health experts are recommending a preventive approach to dealing with the problem. About 80% of strokes are preventable, and controlling factors like cholesterol and blood sugar levels early may allow a person to avoid the phenomenal costs later on.

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Steven Lash is a seasoned healthcare executive and entrepreneur. He is currently the president and CEO of Satori World Medical. Find more news about the healthcare industry at www.satoriworldmed.com.

Reclaiming wellness through medical travel

With the growing costs of healthcare, some people may find necessary medical procedures to be too expensive and out of reach.

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Examples of people falling under this cluster are members of the boomer generation. The country’s current healthcare situation seems to place aging individuals at a disadvantage. They’re at a stage in their lives that calls for medical intervention, yet financial aid to help cover the costs can be scarce and difficult to obtain.

This dilemma has been one of the biggest contributors to the rise of the number of boomers who have chosen to turn to medical travel for their treatment. Instead of living with painful and debilitating conditions, many have chosen to pay out of their own pockets because medical travel opens up treatment options that they can afford with some of their savings.

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In a recent interview on NBC’s news program Money Matters, Steven Lash, president & CEO of Satori World Medical, revealed that surgical procedures offered in many hospitals outside the US were, on average, had lower costs by as much as 40-80 percent when compared to the same procedures offered in US hospitals.

Medical travel continues to open doors for wellness for people who previously believed it would remain out of their reach. And, with many hospitals abroad striving to meet the stringent standards of the Joint Commission International, more people can believe that they’ll receive better quality care even if they pay for a lower cost to get it.

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Steven Lash: Satori World Medical gives hope

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Building a multi-million dollar business from scratch is never easy. As a businessman, Steven Lash managed businesses and, through his formidable business acumen, promoted growth, revenue, and profit for most, if not all, companies he led. But by creating Satori World Medical, Lash found that he did not just build a company; he gave out hope.

Lash knew that all Americans deserve high-quality healthcare and patient services, but he is also aware that the cost of health care in the United States is constantly growing, keeping it out of reach of most Americans. Thus, with the aim of giving ordinary Americans high-quality healthcare services, he turned his sights overseas and found out that healthcare procedures done there were on par with the United States, if not better.

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They were also a lot cheaper.

With this in mind, Steven Lash built Satori World Medical, a global healthcare network and medical travel services–oriented company specifically designed to deliver high-quality healthcare services, share the tremendous cost savings with plan sponsors and their employees, and coordinate all medical and travel services for individuals who need care. In just over five years in the business, Satori World Medical has already helped numerous clients travel to various countries to undergo procedures that would otherwise prove to be too expensive had they been performed in the United States.

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Steven Lash is the founder, president, and CEO of Satori World Medical. For more information, visit the company’s official homepage.