UK, INDIA: UK NHS and India bilateral agreement on medical tourism is very unlikely

• A new article in...

INDIA: Report proposes incentives for hospitals to promote health and wellness tourism

• The Indian government should provide tax incentives to hospitals to promote India as a health and wellness tourism destination, says a report by...

USA: Americans divided on healthcare law

• One year after President Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act into law, Americans are still divided on it, with 46% saying it...

USA: Economy means more Americans are uninsured

• Nearly 3 in 10 adults living in Texas do not have health insurance, making it the state with the highest uninsured rate in the country in 2010....

INDIA: Indian government agrees not to add new service tax on healthcare…for now

• To the immense relief of the local medical tourism industry, the Indian state government has agreed not to impose the 5% service tax on healthcare...

USA: US event organizer proposes “five myths of medical tourism”

• Daniel Ordonez of Special Events USA, organizers of the ..

INDIA: India discusses how to promote wellness tourism

• The Ministry of Tourism has held a national...

INDIA, PHILIPPINES: Medical tourists will need special medical tourist visas in India and the Philippines

• The Philippines will introduce special medical visas for foreigners, as the country seeks to grab a bigger share of Asia's booming health tourism...

GLOBAL, INDIA: Fortis Healthcare expanding across the world

• Fortis Healthcare has global...

INDIA, SRI LANKA: Developments in Indian health tourism

• The Indian Tourism Ministry...