Medical Tourism in Developing Countries

Index ● 239Mmacroeconomic policy 169–85public health concerns and 10–11redistributive functions of 7Maddison, Angus 18Malaysia 2agricultural sector in 15cost of services in 76diagnostic methods in 52ease of doing business in 128economic growth in 126economies of scale in 76exchange rate in 98foreign investment in 85foreign patients in 3health indicators in 171tinfrastructure in 113medical tourism marketingstrategies 62medical tourism revenue in 3medical tourism tie-ins and 92Muslim patients and 57pharmaceutical standards in 146price of services in 50public sector in 72R&D in 110telemedicine in 78, 178–79tourist appeal of 134website of 61malpractice insurance, of foreigndoctors 156man power, medical tourism impacton 166–67Manuel, Trevor 67manufacturing sector 25Maradona, Diego 52market economics 125–31characteristics of 125–26, 126tliberalization and 127–31market structures 75–77dual 176–77Mayo Clinic, hospital branches of 84McLaren, Deborah 177Medicaid, budget for 164medical care. See health caremedical devices, USDA researchregulations and 144medical diagnostics, outsourcing of 144medical errors, reporting 149, 214n32Medical Savings Accounts 161medical sector, economic importanceof 18–19, 19tmedical services, demand for 42–45medical tourismaffiliated services 78barriers to entry 13countries lacking capacity for 137defined 1–2demand for. See demanddependency issues and 9See also dependency;dependency theoriesdestination country expenseand 165, 218n101dissemination of informationon 60–64economic growth and. See economicgrowtheconomic impacts of 2for financing public health 179–80historic examples of 4–5implications for source-countrymedicine 160–68incentives for 135–37increased demand for, reasons 3–4international dimension of 83–91international environment as enablerof 22–27lifestyle 44, 53–55, 131Medicare and 150–51moral issues in 164motivations for 2multiplier effect and 32–33niches in 98obstacles to 139–68entry requirements/transportation 158–60insurance 151–56