COST  AND VALUE  INFORMATION

In Health-Travel, patients aim for the best possible value!

There are several factors contributing to overall value:

The Country you are travelling to:

Germany offers the security of travelling to a first world country with a superior medical system with internationally very competitive costs for medical treatment.

For a US patient, savings of 50% can be achieved, in some cases even more.
In addition, the cost of living in Germany remains competitive, when compared to Western European- and other international cities:

Mercer LLC, in a 2009 survey of the cost of living worldwide, placed the German cities of Berlin, Frankfurt and Munich at the very low end (places 49, 48 and 47 among the 50) of the most expensive (and thus the least expensive) cities surveyed.

More information about this survey can be found at the Mercer's 2009 Cost of Living Survey.

At the same time, the German infrastructure is superbly developed and represents (e.g.) one of the world’s most advanced transportation and communication technology. You can read more about German infrastructure at the Encyclopaedia of the Nations.

Sample Prices of Treatment in Germany:

The following table gives you a rough understanding where Germany stands in terms of treatment costs compared to other popular medical travel destination.

Of course, Germany will never be able to compete with the low prices of India, but you will be surprised to learn that prices in Germany are still very competitive particularly when considering that you are travelling to a first world country.

These prices are average prices and may vary per individual case. They include treatment and hospital stay for the countries mention in the spread sheet.

All prices are in Euros (€) The exchange rate used: € 1 = $ 1,48.

Doctors and Hospitals:

Doctors and hospitals are responsible for the delivery of your treatment. In German hospitals it is not uncommon that a patient will receive interdisciplinary review and treatment. In other words: several doctors, all experts in their respective field, will look after you if required, with one physician overseeing the entire treatment process. Interdisciplinary cooperation is a strength in many larger hospitals of the country.

In a first world country such as Germany, all hospitals fulfil, and exceed internationally accepted standards of quality of care and medical technology sophistication. World class is the minimum we settle for.

Your Health Travel Management:

Do I need a Health-Travel-Management Agency, in order to plan and implement my travel and treatment?
The answer is: NO!

However, when we speak of value, a Heath-Travel-Management Agency can make your life so much easier.
A Health-Travel-Management Agency will help you in bringing the multitude of information available on medical travel down to a more manageable level.

Reputable agencies will know their medical care providers personally and have a “pick up the phone anytime”-relationship with the physician and other professionals involved in care giving.

We go a step further and say that a reputable agency needs to have staff on the ground where your treatment actually occurs.

They should be able to be with you within a short amount of time, should the need arise.

Your Health-Travel-Management Agency will be aware of the logistical and medical requirements of your specific case. This is valuable because it will save you hours and hours of research and provide you with the security that you did not miss an important step in the process; steps that you might not even be aware of that you have indeed missed, until you are confronted with it.

When you think of the value that an international patient management firm provides, think: Peace of Mind.