Anthem in Wisconsin Piloting International Medical Tourism Benefit

OPEN MINDS Weekly News Wire Strategic Health Care News Health insurer Anthem, a WellPoint, Inc., affiliate in Wisconsin launched a pilot international medical tourism program in January 2009 for a single employer who requested the option. The pilot program provides a dedicated case manager who coordinates all medical arrangements for certain common elective procedures at designated facilities in India. The case manager also helps make arrangements for any necessary post-operative care upon the member's return to the United States. Travel arrangements for the member and a travel companion are included in the coverage. All hospitals in the Anthem . . .