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Table 1 Pocock and Phua’s (2011) conceptual framework for medical tourism’s policy implications

From: Policy implications of medical tourism development in destination countries: revisiting and revising an existing framework by examining the case of Jamaica

 

Policy Implications

Governance

• number and content of health sector commitments in multi- and bilateral trade agreements

(Legislation and Planning)

• regional trade blocs promoting trade in health services

 

• national medical tourism committees or agencies

 

• creation of medical tourism travel visas

Financing

• increase in out of pocket payments

(Fundraising and Payment)

• increasing interest in internationally portable health insurance

Delivery

• growth of private health sector

(Service Provision and Infrastructure)

• foreign direct investment in health infrastructure

Regulation

• public and private sector quality control

(Protocol Creation and Enforcement)

• international accreditation of health facilities (e.g. Joint Commission International)

 

• number of medical tourist visits facilitated by brokers

Human Health Resources

• distribution of specialists between public and private health sector

(Training and Supply of Care Personnel)

• future human resource capacity (re: training, availability,professional to population ratios)