Table 3 Constraints to India's Medical Value Travel Exports to the EU
From: India-EU relations in health services: prospects and challenges
Problem | Features and Implications |
|---|---|
Insurance portability regulations | • State insurance trusts and private insurance companies do not accept treatment in India for reimbursement • Flight time restrictions for UK patients (limited to 3 hours) for reimbursement from NHS • Restrictions on reimbursement of alternative medicines and therapies for lack of scientific evidence and registration |
Growing competition | • India at disadvantage relative to Eastern European countries on qualification, e-health delivery, movement of persons, insurance portability |
Perceptions | • Nationally sensitive issue, resistance to medical value travel by national health providers • Cultural, social, linguistic perceptions about India • Perceptions about India as a suitable destination for medical value travel |