US Health Insurance Companies/ Reinsurers Embrace Medical Tourism

West Palm Beach, FL, October 22, 2009 --(PR.com)-- Many of the leading US health insurance companies, employers, agents, and reinsurers are attending the upcoming world medical tourism and global health congress, October 26-28th, 2009 in Los Angeles.

"Swiss Re appreciates the value of providing employers with the medical travel option to reduce health care costs for eligible operations without sacrificing quality of care," said Matt Leming, Vice President and Sales Leader with Swiss Re’s Medical Expense Group. "Including coverage for qualifying medical travel expenses as a free and standard component of our employer stop loss offering helps expand the universe of those in the United States who can benefit from utilizing medical travel's high quality offerings."

The World Medical Tourism & Global Health Congress, http://www.medicaltourismcongress.com, is the official conference of the Medical Tourism Association (Global Healthcare Association) and is sponsored by the Medical Tourism Magazine, the official publication of the Medical Tourism Association, http://www.medicaltourismmag.com. The Medical Tourism Association (MTA), http://www.medicaltourismassociation.com, is the international non-profit trade association for the medical tourism industry which focuses on transparency in quality and pricing, communication and education. MTA has initiated commendable activities for growth of this emerging industry by publishing the world's leading Medical Tourism Magazine and hosting the world’s largest Medical Tourism Congress.

Contact Melissa Skelton for more information in West Palm Beach, Florida. Melissa@medicaltourismcongress.com / 001.561.792.6676.

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