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07/20/2010, iHealthBeat.org: Site Allows Residents of Canada to Bid on Health Care Services Abroad
WASHINGTON, D.C., (iHealthBeat - July 20, 2010). Canadian patients seeking medical treatment for a range of issues can now use a website -- MediBid -- to request bids from about 3,000 physicians worldwide in an effort to avoid long wait times and obtain experimental treatments...
07/17/2010, TheSpec.com: Website Puts Price On Surgery
[http://www.thespec.com/News/Local/article/809456]
HAMILTON, ONTARIO, (The Hamilton Spectator - July 17, 2010). Foreign doctors are bidding online to provide medical care -- for a price -- to Canadians looking to jump the queue or get experimental treatments. The website MediBid.com has just become available to Canadians who can now request bids on anything from hip and knee replacements and MRIs to experimental cancer therapy and the controversial Liberation Treatment sought by multiple sclerosis patients.
07/16/2010, TheRecord.com: Medical Ad is a Warning
[http://news.therecord.com/article/746113]
WATERLOO, ONTARIO, (Waterloo Region - July 16, 2010). Passengers on Grand River Transit buses might be surprised when they see ads for a private American company that offers to help Canadian patients obtain medical services. With our publicly based system, we're not used to seeing private companies advertising health care services. The ads are sponsored by MediBid, a company in Delaware with offices in the United States and Toronto.
07/15/2010, 570news.com: The Gary Doyle Show
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KITCHENER, ONTARIO, (The Gary Doyle Show on 570News - July 15, 2010). "Is it unfair because, well, the rich can get service faster? Does that mean our universal "Sacred Cow" of a health care system is being short-cheated?. Ralph Weber joins us."
07/14/2010, TheRecord.com: Bus Ads Tout Cross-Border Cures
[http://news.therecord.com/News/Local/article/745624]
WATERLOO, ONTARIO, (Waterloo Region - July 14, 2010). Patients tired of waiting for knee surgery may find an alternative on the back of a bus. Advertisements are appearing on Grand River Transit buses for a U.S. company called MediBid, which offers bids for medical services in the United States and overseas, including speedy knee-replacement surgery. Calling itself "the marketplace for medicine," MediBid gives patients a platform to get cash-price quotes for services or surgeries.
06/08/2010, Medibid.ca: MediBid Releases the Real Cost of Care to Canadians
TORONTO, ONTARIO, (Marketwire - June 8, 2010). MediBid - The Marketplace for Medicine® is now making it possible for Canadian patients who can't afford long waiting lists to access the care that they need. MediBid is the one place where Canadians can access surgeons and facilities from around the world at a price they can afford.
04/10/2010, COA.org: Are Patients Still Packing Their Bags and Going Abroad for Their Medical Care?
[http://www.coa.org/medicaltourism.pdf]
MediBid is different from other medical entities arranging care for these patients in that they do not have facilitators who will help set-up arrangements for patients. They rely on the Internet to link physicians with patients needing a medical service. Patients go on-line and post a medical ailment for which they are seeking care.
SACRAMENTO, CA April 10, 2010. COA.org - Are Patients Still Packing Their Bags and Going Abroad for Their Medical Care? What's the Role for U.S. Surgeons Providing Care to Patients From Other Communities/States or Other Countries? While the economic recession has eroded the growth rate for medical tourism by approximately 13.6 percent from 2007 to 2009, the economic recovery is expected to spur a sustainable 35 percent annual growth rate for the medical tourism industry by 2010, according to a new report released in October, 2009 by the Deloitte Center for Health Solutions.
04/01/2010, MediBid.com: Is a Doctor Strike on the Horizon?
[http://www.prweb.com/releases/healthcare/medibid/prweb3823554.htm]
Medicare rates are already set below cost. If the planned 41% cut in Medicare rates takes place, the possibility of a "doctor strike" - where physicians opt out of Medicare - becomes very real. In an effort to help both physicians and patients, one pioneering company has addressed the issues that drive up costs head on. MediBid.com empowers doctors to set prices based on free market forces and patients to purchase healthcare across state lines and international boundaries. Now patients can take control by making choices based on quality, privacy and value.
PASO ROBLES, CA (Vocus) April 1, 2010 . MediBid.com - The Marketplace for Medicine® - reported today that the number of physician users on the site increased exponentially since the beginning of the year, largely due to the turmoil of the healthcare reform bill. The MediBid.com portal allows physicians to connect directly to patients without limitations and empowers doctors to say "no" to government run healthcare and opt out of Medicare. With the signing of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act by President Obama on March 30th, MediBid expects continued growth because MediBid has what the politicians missed when they wrote the bill - a real solution.
03/04/2010, Bumrungrad - The Mayo Clinic of Asia - Joins MediBid.com as a Bidding Facility
This strategic partnership gives patients using MediBid.com access to over 1,100 doctors from this internationally accredited medical facility.
PASO ROBLES, Calif., March 4 /PRNewswire/. MediBid.com - The Marketplace for Medicine - today announced a strategic partnership with Bumrungrad International that will give patients using the MediBid.com portal access to the facility's world-class physicians on the growing list of US and international doctors and facilities joining MediBid including Perfection Makeover and Laser Center in Cancun, Mexico and Madras Joint Replacement in Chennai, India. Bumrungrad serves over a million patients annually; over 400,000 of which are international. To compete with the US market, English is widely spoken by the doctors, nurses, and other staff.
1/22/2010, MediBid.com: Business, Policy and Reform Impacted by Scott Brown Victory
With healthcare at the heart of the Massachusetts race, MediBid - the Marketplace for Medicine - comments on the implications of Scott Brown's victory for business, political reform and public policy.
Paso Robles, California - January 22, 2010. While stocks prices slipped Wednesday for many healthcare companies, one new business has a bright outlook. MediBid - The Marketplace for Medicine - believes that Brown's victory reflects an underlying demand to let free-market principles drive the change in healthcare.
1/5/2010, MediBid Opens Online Portal - Deal or No Deal Biding for Medical Services
One more site MediBid, where physicians and patients can set pricing and "bid" on procedures has appeared on the internet. What I found interesting here was the use of a new word, "highcostectomy". I think we can all use one of those.
1/2/2010, Travelocity
"MediBid helps physicians to expand their fee-for-service practice through private contracting," said MediBid founder and CEO Ralph Weber. "By removing the middleman from medical care, MediBid makes it possible for the uninsured, the underinsured...
12/30/2009, MediBid Empowers Physicians to Expand Their Fee for Service Practice With New Online Portal
With over 45 million uninsured in the United States and a healthcare debate raging hotly over President Barack Obama's plans for health insurance reform in the United States, one visionary company has created a solution to the healthcare issues that transcends traditional boundaries. MediBid connects physicians to patients in a free-market environment without care for their insurance plan or even their native country. The MediBid portal connects patients directly to doctors. Participating physicians can expand their practice by offering medical services to cash paying patients without interference from the medical middlemen who drive costs skyward without improving care.
Paso Robles, California - December 30, 2009 - The costs of running a healthcare practice have skyrocketed in recent years. This poses a significant challenge to physicians who simply want to provide quality care to their patients. As politicians debate solutions in the United States, medical tourism takes patients around the globe in search of care they could get right in their own backyard.
