Through Medical Travel Benefit

CO-based leader in medical travel offers businesses statewide a provider network with optimal choice of quality-oriented destinations for a wide range of medical procedures

DENVER, Co. – June 15, 2009 – At a time when Colorado businesses grapple with employer-sponsored health insurance costs projected to increase by 13.7 percent this year, double the national average of six to eight percent (2009 Colorado Employer Benefits Survey Report), Colorado-based BridgeHealth Medical (www.BridgeHealthMedical.com) offers employers new options in medical travel that will help them to curb healthcare costs and provide superior care.  BridgeHealth, the nation’s premier provider of medical travel services guiding individuals and businesses, advises that this innovative benefit can lower the cost of certain health care procedures typically by 30-60% with BridgeHealth’s referral network spanning domestic and foreign hospitals and providers. 

“While the U.S. Department of Commerce reports that Colorado is one of the few states to have grown faster in 2008 than in the previous year, the financial drag of health care costs on employers in Colorado is still staggering,” says Victor Lazzaro, Jr., CEO of BridgeHealth. “Our management team, which shares a strong grounding in the unique needs of doing business in Colorado, understands that the pressures to reduce health costs show no signs of abatement. The good news is that the medical travel option creates cost savings without sacrificing quality.”

As the recognized leader and innovator in medical travel, BridgeHealth is committed to growing its international system while maintaining the highest degrees of integrity and concern for quality. BridgeHealth matches patients with their location of choice, meets budget expectations, and arranges for the highest quality care available in specific countries. 

In qualifying hospitals and facilities for participation, BridgeHealth utilizes criteria that include:

•     Reputation for quality
•     Indicated experience in selected procedures
•     Accreditation status
•     Ability to provide clinical data
•     Agreement to participate in our quality assurance and reporting program
•     Customer service orientation
•     Excellent nurse to patient ratio
•     Choice of geographic location, both domestic and international
•     Familiarity with the needs of international patients
•     International standards in clinical delivery and patients’ rooms
•     World-class medical infrastructure and equipment