Summary
Two UCLA Center for Health Policy associates, HEER Research Associate Max Hadler and and Faculty Associate Arturo Vargas Bustamante, have chapters in this book about the increase in the number of patients traveling internationally for medical treatment, edited by Neil Lunt, Daniel Horsfall and Johanna Hanefeld. Hadler's chapter is titled "Migration and Patient Mobility in Latin America." Vargas Bustamante wrote the chapter "United States (U.S.)-Mexico Bi-National Insurance Efforts and the Prospective Impacts of Health Care Reforms in the U.S. and Mexico."
The growth of international travel for purposes of medical treatment has been accompanied by increased academic research and analysis. This Handbook explores the emergence of medical travel and patient mobility and the implications for patients and health systems. Bringing together leading scholars and analysts from across the globe, this unprecedented handbook examines the regional and national experiences of medical tourism, including coverage of the Americas, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. The chapters explore topics on issues of risk, law and ethics; and include treatment-focused discussions which highlight patient decision-making, patient experience and treatment outcomes for cosmetic, transplantation, dental, fertility and bariatric treatment.
Publication Authors:
- Max W. Hadler, MPH, MA
- Arturo Vargas Bustamante, PhD, MPP, MA