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1 International trade in health services Yodi Mahendradhata

2 International trades in services Cross-border trade Consumption abroad Commercial presence Natural presence

3 International trades in services Cross-border trade Consumption abroad Commercial presence Natural presence

4 Consumption abroad (Medical Tourism)

5 Indonesia is the biggest outbound global medical Number of Indonesian patients seeking treatment overseas tourism country source Annual spending on overseas medical treatment (in thousand dollar) 700, , , , , , ,

6 Indonesia is a source of patients for its next-door neighbours Singapore Indonesian market accounted for 56 per cent of total medical tourism revenues in 2013 Revenue from Indonesian medical tourists in 2013 was S$463 million (US$ million), down 38 per cent from 2012 Malaysia 2011 data: >330,000 Indonesians sought treatment in Malaysia spending over $150 million in direct medical costs data: > 400,000 Indonesians sought treatment in Malaysia -> may be worth close to $1 billion in 2013 for Malaysia and this figure is growing around 30% a year Source:

7 Why do patients go abroad?

8 Familiarity Affordability Perceived quality Availability Drivers for foreign medical care (Glinos et al 2006)

9 International patients visits* 1,600,000 1,400,000 1,200,000 1,000, , ,000 Thailand Singapore Malaysia 400, , *Kanchanachitra et al 2012

10 Million USD Annual Medical Tourism Revenue * Malaysia Philippines Singapore Thailand *Kanchanachitra et al 2012

11 Million USD Revenue per international patient* Malaysia Thailand Singapore *Kanchanachitra et al 2012

12 Popular Medical Tourism Services* Services Malaysia Philippines Singapore Thailand Cosmetic surgery Health screening Orthopedics Cardiology Coronary artery bypass Neurosurgery Oncology Hip replacement Stem cell Internal Medicine Endocrinology Health rejuvenation *Kanchanachitra et al 2012

13 Medical Travel costs from major US cities (US$) Chicago Los Angeles Miami Bogota, Colombia San Jose, Costa Rica New Delhi, India Amman, Jordan Seoul, Korea Monterrey, Mexico Tel Aviv, Israel Bangkok, Thailand Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Managua, Nicaragua

14 Average cost of medical procedures (US$)* Procedure US UK Malaysia Singapore Thai Heart-by-pass graft surgery 113,000 13,921 9,000 20,000 13,000 Heart valve replacement 150,000-9,000 13,000 11,000 Hip replacement 47,000 12,000 10,000 11,000 12,000 Knee replacement 48,000 10,162 8,000 13,000 10,000 *Kanchanachitra et al 2012

15 Touristic healthcare services in demand Lifestyle Invasive Diagnostic Life enhancing Dental work General check up Stress reducing Plastic surgery Bone density testing Skin improving Eye surgery Heart stress test Sleep psychology Physical therapy Holistic healing Cancer treatment Lipid analysis Joint replacements

16 USD Single private hospital room per night Malaysia Thailand Singapore US

17 Dental tourism... Favored destinations Procedures in demand Implants Hungary Mexico Poland Thailand Turkey Spain Others Veneers Crowns Teeth whitening Bridges Braces Others

18 Innovative medical tourism Toothache tourism Pregnancy tourism Fasting tourism Detox tourism Dialysis at sea Women on wave/sperm ship Health research Suicide tourism

19 Medical tourism by patient profile Rich patients Poor patients From developed countries From developing countries Elective invasive, Diagnostic, Lifestyle Elective invasive, Diagnostic Lifestyle Low-tech invasive, Diagnostic, Border medical care Border medical care

20 Incidental medical tourists? 8% of traveler to developing country requires medical care (e.g. diarrhea, Short term stayers Ordinary tourists Business traveler Long term stayers Foreign students Foreign workers Retirees malaria)

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30 Strategies and comparative advantages: Thailand National strategy as Asian Regional Med Hub, e.g. Center for trans-sexual surgery Large number of JCI accredited hospitals Highly skilled med professionals Strong private participation Competitive costs

31 Strategies and comparative advantages: Singapore Well-established medical tourism destination High technology equipment Highly skilled med professionals Large number of JCI accredited hospitals Strong goverment support

32 Strategies and comparative advantages: Malaysia Strong goverment support Competitive costs Strategic alliances with foreign partners Easy entry for foreign patients Destination for Muslim Patients

33 Targets in medical tourism Country Target Singapore One million patients by 2012 S$ 3 billion revenue (0.95% of its GDP) S$ 400 million from related industries 13,000 new jobs Thailand US$ 3,2 billion for 2014

34 Malaysia s Economic Transformation Program (ETP) Earmarked health care as one of the country s 12 National Key Economic Areas (NKEAs) deemed to have the potential to spur growth Medical tourism is intended to generate MYR 9.6 billion in revenue and MYR 4.3 billion in gross national income and to require 5,300 more medical professionals by 2020 For-profit hospitals are expected to invest MYR 335 million in hospital infrastructure in order to be prepared for 1.9 million foreign patients annually by 2020.

35 Common policies and strategies (Johnston et al 2015) Creation of visas specifically for medical tourists Reduction or elimination of taxation on imported medical equipment and supplies Incentives and/or requirements for international hospital Accreditation International marketing efforts that advertise the high quality of medical care available

36 8 success factors for medical tourism Competitive price Human capital Local R &D Developed physical infrastructure Developed political and legal institutions Market economics Confluence of western and traditional medicine Tourist appeal

37 Barriers to medical tourism Standards. Accreditation and credentialing Insurance Legal recourse and protection of patients Entry requirements and transportation International regulation

38 International trades in services Cross-border trade Consumption abroad Commercial presence Natural presence

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