BUPA - MEDICAL TOURISM ASSOCIATION® PARTNERSHIP LAUNCHES BUPA GLOBAL PROVIDERS SUMMIT

Forward-thinking leaders from the most dynamic hospitals and clinics from around the world will discuss emerging trends and offer solutions for the delivery of healthcare and medical insurance services at the inaugural Bupa Global Providers Summit, Nov. 2, at Caesar’s Palace, in Las Vegas, will held in conjunction with the 6th World Medical Tourism Congress, Nov. 3-6, the Medical Tourism Association® and Bupa announced today.

“It’s critical that providers and insurers work together to improve healthcare quality and efficiency for the benefit of consumers,” said Dr. Jose Quesada, Medical Director at Bupa International Private Medical Insurance, the leading international healthcare organization with customers in more than 190 countries. “Through intensive and ongoing collaboration with our partners at the Medical Tourism Association®, we have created a sustainable strategic advantage for our international initiatives in the industry.”

Speakers from around the world will put forth a wide range of topics included among them:

• Collaboration between Payors and Providers
• Hospital Performance and Quality Programs
• Bundled Pricing & Affordable Healthcare Services
• Improving the Patient Experience

“Creating transparency by bringing together both healthcare consumers and providers in an educational forum is our core mission,” said Renee-Marie Stephano, president of the Medical Tourism Association®. “Our relationship with Bupa, because of its long history in international health benefits, will open more flexible avenues for medical coverage and enable providers to pass on distinguishable, yet affordable care to patients around the world.”

The highly anticipated 6th World Medical Tourism & Global Healthcare Congress, a signature event of the Medical Tourism Association®, will held this year, Nov. 3-6, at Caesars Palace, in Las Vegas, brings together as many as 2,000 top professionals annually from around the world for the ultimate benefit of networking and collaborating while gaining insight into emerging trends from recognized speakers, practitioners, delegates and hundreds of exhibitors in the medical tourism industry.

The Medical Tourism Association®, a nonprofit trade association for the medical tourism industry, works with hospitals, governments, buyers of healthcare and consumers in more than 100 countries.The Medical Tourism Association® has three tenets: Transparency in Quality and Pricing, Communication and Education. www.MedicalTourismAssociation.com

About Bupa
Bupa’s purpose is longer, healthier, happier lives. A leading international healthcare group, we serve over 14 million customers in more than 190 countries. We offer personal and company-financed health insurance and medical subscription products, run hospitals, provide workplace health services, home healthcare, health assessments and chronic disease management services. We are also a major international provider of nursing and residential care for elderly people.

Bupa employs more than 62,000 people, principally in the UK, Australia, Spain, Poland, New Zealand and the USA, as well as Saudi Arabia, Hong Kong, India, Thailand, China and across Latin America.

For a complete list of summit speakers and topics as well as registration information, visit http://www.medicaltourismcongress.com/bupasummit/ the industry’s largest education and networking platform, or contact Christina Cardona, executive global program manager, 001-561- 792-6676, or Info@MedicalTourismCongress.com

M.T. SUÁREZ