medical tourism

American  

noun

1. tourist travel for the purpose of receiving medical treatment or improving health or fitness.

   The spiraling cost of healthcare has contributed to the growth of medical tourism.

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Other Word Forms

• medical tourist noun

Etymology

Origin of medical tourism

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

Lee said he expects medical tourism and the Korean beauty industry to continue to bring in more visitors.

From The Wall Street Journal

Greater case complexity, rising medical tourism and steady occupancy rates should support the sector’s earnings visibility even as pressure from insurers and government reimbursement limits persists, they say.

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However, IHH remains CIMB’s sector top pick, driven by better earnings visibility in Singapore, improving efficiency in India and rising medical tourism revenue in Malaysia.

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I don’t mind medical tourism, but I was a bit irked this summer when he sent me to a hospital in Chicago.

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The outlook is supported by improving fundamentals in Turkey and Europe, patient recovery and operational efficiencies in India, steady demand and rising medical tourism in Malaysia, and utilization ramp-up in Singapore following the Mt.

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