Employer's Guide to Medical Tourism Benefit Design

For the group health benefit sector, domestic and international health travel has become a cost containment option. Through the use of benefit design incentives, employers are testing the receptiveness of plan participants and encouraging plan members to consider a network of high-performance healthcare providers in targeted locations away from home. This book discusses how to design and launch a health travel benefit pilot program. Topics include quality, safety, and logistic considerations as well as provider selection criteria. Also included are worksheets, checklists and forms to use when designing a health travel benefit program.