Your Medical Travel Debuts as First Direct-to-Consumer Newsletter for Medical Travelers

ELMWOOD PARK, N.J. -- As the sheer volume of uninsured and underinsured Americans escalates, an estimated 180,000 U.S. residents will be seeking medical and dental care beyond our borders this year. Answering the medical traveler's need for information and resources, Your Medical Travel: Travel Companion and News for Medical Tourists (www.YourMedicalTravel.com) emerges as the first consumer-direct newsletter.

"With the rising costs of healthcare in the U.S., international hospitals and clinics report a 15-40 percent increase in the number of Americans seeking treatment," reports Laura Carabello, publisher and managing editor of Your Medical Travel. "Many people simply cannot afford U.S. price tags and are discovering more cost effective options as close by as Mexico and as far away as Singapore, Israel, New Zealand and India. This newsletter serves the interests of those who choose to travel overseas for quality care at a fraction of the cost."

Building on the success of Medical Travel Today (www.medicaltraveltoday.com) a business-to-business electronic publication reaching healthcare industry stakeholders worldwide, the publishers and staff of Your Medical Travel will present relevant editorial content for consumers including travel tips, cost comparisons for specific procedures, legal issues, insurance options and other material impacting the medical tourism experience. Readers will access information on specific destinations, understand their treatment options, recognize quality benchmarks, and learn their options for after care.

"We expect to cover the activities of medical tourism companies, present original articles and offer timely news feeds that will keep medical travelers abreast of new opportunities for accessing quality, cost-efficient care," adds Carabello, principal of CPR Strategic Marketing Communications, publisher of the medical travel newsletters. "The need for this level of information grows daily as the number of medical travelers is expected to nearly double by 2010."

To view the first edition of Your Medical Travel visit http://www.yourmedicaltravel.com/newsletters/issue1.html.

Subscriptions and sponsorship opportunities are available at www.yourmedicaltravel.com.

Activate a subscription, e-mail editor@yourmedicaltravel.com. Editorial submissions should be submitted to Amy Rohrbeck, editor, arohrbeck@yourmedicaltravel.com.

About CPR Strategic Marketing Communications

Founded in 1981, CPR draws upon its firm understanding of the challenges and successes of the healthcare industry to deliver strategically guided public relations and marketing communications. CPR publishes Medical Travel Today and Your Medical Travel.

Visit www.cpronline.com.

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