U.S. Doctors Travel Abroad to Treat American Medical Tourists

American patients going abroad for surgery is common these days. But American doctors working abroad to cater to patients from their own country is a notable new phenomenon. The California based medical tourism company Global Medical Excellence LLC has entered into contracts with U.S. Board Certified surgeons who agree to travel to Lebanon or India (and soon other countries) to perform sugeries on GME’s patients. They will also provide a comprehensive insurance coverage to the patients to mitigate all risks.

This is seen as a step to cater to those patients that are more security oriented, and according to Dr. Khoury, an expert in International Finance, this is a sensible option for the safety-conscious medical tourism patient, especially those with limited insurance coverage or high co-payments. GME is right now in various stages of negotiation with doctors, and expects to have around 400 doctors in 7 major specialties by the end of June this year. Wheter their new take on patient service will be a success is yet to see.

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