Tag Archives : aging populations

Those over 65 years of age will comprise 14 percent of world population, according to a study by the U.S. Census Bureau, published on July 2009. By statistical projection and extrapolation, the number of people of the age group in the world will double by 2040, from 506 million in 2008 to 1.3 billion people. In the next ten years, and for the first [...]

Categorized as an export product, medical tourism is basically marketed to people in the First World countries who are not insured or people who cannot afford private healthcare in the US. The phenomenon of medical tourism is conservatively projected to grow to $40 billion by 2010. Outsourcing of healthcare becomes an attractive alternative because [...]