Licensing, cross-border rules, malpractice exposure and patient rights by jurisdiction.
Unreviewed Written 23 October 2026| 3 sources| The only case in this series of a government suppressing a medical travel flow by enforcement Medical Tourism in Hong Kong Verified against primary record Policy from 2013 All public hospital obstetric beds reserved for local pregnant women and urgent cases referred by private hospitals[1] Private hospitals Reached … Read more
Unreviewed Written 23 October 2026| 3 sources| A 2007 Senate bill read in full; it sets no Philippine target and cites only competitors’ figures Medical Tourism in the Philippines Verified against primary record Legislative instrument Senate Bill No. 58, the Medical Tourism Act of 2007, Fourteenth Congress, First Regular Session[1] Sponsor Senator Manuel Lito M. … Read more
Unreviewed Written 23 October 2026| 3 sources| The national cosmetic surgery review says nothing about patients going abroad Medical Tourism in Australia Verified against primary record National regulatory review Independent review of the regulation of medical practitioners who perform cosmetic surgery, findings handed down 1 September 2022[1] Recommendations 16, accepted in full by the regulator … Read more
Unreviewed Written 23 October 2026| 3 sources| No primary-record band: the statutes are reported through journalism, not read directly Medical Tourism in South Africa Independently reported Ministerial estimate, May 2022 40 to 60 per cent of mothers delivering in some hospitals described as undocumented immigrants[1] Substantiation for that estimate None found by the open letter … Read more
Unreviewed Written 23 October 2026| 4 sources| The governing statute was read in the official English translation, section by section Medical Tourism in Israel Verified against primary record Governing statute Medical Tourism Law 5778-2018, published in Reshumot Sefer HaChukim no. 2750[1] Commencement Six months after publication, under section 74(a)[1] Priority rule Institutions will not prioritise … Read more
Unreviewed Written 13 October 2026| 7 sources| The European guideline’s own statement that it does not address supply across member states Compassionate Use of Medicines Verified against primary record European legal basis A member state may make an unauthorised product available to a group of patients; programmes are set up and run nationally and committee … Read more
Unreviewed Written 9 October 2026| 5 sources| An official hospital investment total exists; nothing in it links to foreign patients Medical Tourism and Foreign Investment Verified against primary record The patient-travel trade mode Services supplied in the territory of one member to the service consumer of any other member[1] The investment trade mode Supply by … Read more
Unreviewed Written 9 October 2026| 6 sources| One tax incentive conditions relief on foreign patients being a tenth of the caseload Medical Tourism and Public Subsidies Verified against primary record The clearest conditioned incentive Qualified healthcare travellers must be at least 10 per cent of total patients each year of assessment[1] What it granted Income … Read more
Unreviewed Written 9 October 2026| 6 sources| Two reviews call the displacement claim speculation, and both are from 2011 or earlier Medical Tourism and Local Access to Care Verified against primary record What universal coverage means All people having access to the full range of quality services they need, without financial hardship[1] Where coverage stands … Read more
Unreviewed Written 2 October 2026| 8 sources| US discharge records carry a state code and no country code at all Hospital Discharge Data in Medical Tourism Verified against primary record What a discharge is A hospital patient being formally released after an episode of care[1] European residence variable Non-residents among all hospital discharges, per cent, … Read more