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Friday, December 29, 2006

2007 Trends - Medical Tourism?


A number of commentators have suggested that one of the trends for 2007 will be medical tourism driven by the relentless drive of consumers to take control of their destiny.

As USA Today puts it: "American consumers will be "globetrotting to find the best prices for the best medical care," seeking out overseas doctors to perform procedures not readily available or not covered by insurance. Celente, the USA Today journalist calls this "medical outsourcing."

Correction: Gerald Celente is Director of the Trends Research Institute and publisher of The Trends Journal.

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