Definitions of the vocabulary used across medical travel, from bundled case rates to donor area.
Reviewed by Dr. Vitalina Ilyasli, MD| Medical Advisory Board| Last Updated 5 October 2026| 5 sources Medical Travel for LGBTQ+ Patients Verified against primary record Eligibility restrictions In 11 of 43 European countries surveyed, access limited to heterosexual couples with an infertility diagnosis, as at 31 December 2018[1] Criminalising states 65 UN member states, per … Read more
Reviewed by Dr. Vitalina Ilyasli, MD| Medical Advisory Board| Last Updated 5 October 2026| 6 sources Companions in Medical Travel Verified against primary record Named visa category India issues an e-Medical Attendant Visa, codes e-M2 V and e-M4 V[1] Numerical limit Only two attendant visas are granted against one patient visa[1] Who may accompany A … Read more
Reviewed by Dr. Vitalina Ilyasli, MD| Medical Advisory Board| Last Updated 5 October 2026| 5 sources Medical Travel for Older Adults Verified against primary record European Health Insurance Card Covers treatment that cannot wait until the patient gets home; does not cover planned treatment[1] Chronic conditions Covered during a temporary stay, dialysis included[2] Pensioners abroad … Read more
Reviewed by Dr. Vitalina Ilyasli, MD| Medical Advisory Board| Last Updated 5 October 2026| 6 sources Medical Travel for People with Disabilities Verified against primary record Treaty standard Health services to be provided as close as possible to people’s own communities[1] Air travel right Carriers may not refuse a reservation or embarkation on grounds of … Read more
Reviewed by Dr. Vitalina Ilyasli, MD| Medical Advisory Board| Last Updated 5 October 2026| 5 sources Medical Travel and Language Barriers Verified against primary record European Union Language is left to national law; member states may choose to provide other languages[1] United States Covered entities must take reasonable steps to provide meaningful access[2] Cost United … Read more
Reviewed by Dr. Vitalina Ilyasli, MD| Medical Advisory Board| Last Updated 5 October 2026| 4 sources Medical Travel for Children Verified against primary record Governing standard The best interests of the child shall be a primary consideration[1] Cross-border provision None; the Convention’s only international article concerns state cooperation[1] Records read Convention text in full, 30 … Read more
Reviewed by Dr. Vitalina Ilyasli, MD| Medical Advisory Board| Last Updated 5 October 2026| 9 sources Medical Travel and Cultural Familiarity Verified against primary record Institutional statement Choice of destination may be influenced by a clinician who shares the patient’s culture or language[1] Quality frameworks Not a named quality dimension in the WHO framework; subsumed … Read more
Reviewed by Dr. Vitalina Ilyasli, MD| Medical Advisory Board| Last Updated 5 October 2026| 6 sources Medical Travel and Waiting Lists Verified against primary record Statutory test A time limit which is medically justifiable, on an objective assessment of the individual[1] Phrase not in the law Undue delay appears once in the Directive, concerning the … Read more
Reviewed by Dr. Vitalina Ilyasli, MD| Medical Advisory Board| Last Updated 5 October 2026| 6 sources Medical Travel and Treatment Affordability Verified against primary record Uninsured, United States 10.0 per cent of people under 65, about 27.6 million, full year 2025[1] Care forgone on cost 6.0 per cent of adults did not obtain needed medical … Read more
Reviewed by Dr. Vitalina Ilyasli, MD| Medical Advisory Board| Last Updated 2 October 2026| 6 sources Medical Travel for Rare Diseases Verified against primary record EU definition Fewer than 5 cases per 10,000 people[1] EU network 24 European Reference Networks, 1,606 centres in 375 hospitals, October 2025[2] What moves Expertise, not the patient; patients do … Read more