(EMAILWIRE.COM, January 25, 2010 ) Washington, DC - With the costs of healthcare and insurance in the U.S. soon to reach an unsustainable height, it has prompted the Federal government to begin an attempt at massive, healthcare reform. In the U.K. and Canada, socialized medicine may be free but the wait time for necessary surgical procedures can stretch out significantly. For the rank and file citizens in these countries, the costs and wait times lead many people to seek out weight loss surgery in Mexico
Procuring medical care abroad poses a significant number of challenges. There is the safety concern, as well as making travel arrangements and the language or communication barrier. These issues are difficult enough for a healthy traveler, but may seem overwhelming to an un-well traveler. Dealing with these concerns is the function that MedPath Group is filling.
MedPath Group has recently developed exclusive agreements with top hospital facilities in Mexico which provide a variety of weight loss surgery options ranging from the mini gastric bypass surgery to the affordable cost of lap band surgery. To address the safety concerns, the company will only work with facilities that have been approved by the Joint Commission International. The JCI is an accreditation body that reviews medical facilities and provides approval to those which meet patient safety and procedural requirements. The JCI works with the World Health Organization.
MedPath Group also assists its clients going for mini gastric bypass surgery, lap surgery and with complete coordination or arranging the medical travel plans. They help to arrange flights, hotels and deal with the paperwork requirements that international travel entails. The company provides English-speaking representatives that will meet with the client on arrival at their destination in Mexico, which is all part of what a medical tourism company does.
While each patient and procedure is slightly different, having a mini gastric bypass surgery or the gastric lap band procedure performed abroad which can reduce the cost that a patient pays out of pocket by a margin as high as 80%. It can also remove weeks or months of wait time for a procedure in Canada or the U.K.
ABOUT MedPath Group, LLC – MedPath Group, LLC is a U.S. based global leader in healthcare facilitation services. "We allow our clients to take control in the way they spend on healthcare" by providing affordable medical care solutions for self funded patients.