The Cross-Border Healthcare Initiative was approved by the European Union in late February 2011. Its ultimate goal is to better integrate Europe’s national healthcare systems (and will ideally benefit European… Read more »
60% of travellers cite healthcare as a major concern when going abroad. Yet navigating the world of international health and insurance can bewilder at times. Listed below are four tips… Read more »
Luxury travellers and wealthy expats often purchase less health insurance cover than they should, according to Dr. Tom Brett, Lead General Practitioner for online chemist Lloyd’spharmacy. Brett said that while… Read more »
A landmark study by the UAE’s National Rehabilitation Center (NRC) recently concluded that 5.3% of all deaths in the UAE are caused by illicit drugs or alcohol. A 2010 survey… Read more »
In response to rising health care costs, expat health insurer ALC Health has raised the policy limits for three of its international health plans: Premier, Classic and Iberica. The annual… Read more »
Duty of care is a legal obligation requiring someone (such as an employer) to maintain a “reasonable” standard of care when handling issues that could cause harm to others. Hence,… Read more »
Political turmoil in the Middle East and natural disasters in Japan have shown the wisdom in adding emergency evacuation clauses to expatriate insurance plans, notes The Telegraph. The challenging nature… Read more »
The Travel Health Insurance Association of Canada (THIA) is urging all those living and travelling in Europe to carry proof of medical insurance while abroad. The President of the Canadian… Read more »
The earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster that struck Japan in March will likely pressure the country’s renowned health care system, concluded The Telegraph‘s Peter Pallot in an article yesterday. Japan’s… Read more »
A 2008 McKinsey report claimed the medical tourism industry could be worth as much as $100 billion by 2012. In some Asian hospitals, as many as 40-60% of patients are… Read more »