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Agencies & Facilitators

Intermediary/facilitator services -- package deals, hospital selection, visas, transfers, translation -- and the tradeoffs vs. booking directly with a provider.

Box of flight, hotel bed and operating lamp with a broken seal, for whether surgery trips are ATOL protected
Agencies & Facilitators

Surgery Abroad With Flights: Is It ATOL Protected?

UK law calls flights plus a hotel a package, whatever else is in it. That means insolvency cover, and an ATOL where a flight is included. Nobody enforces it.

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Two arrows converging on an invoice, one behind it and one in front, for a hidden hospital commission vs a visible fee
Agencies & Facilitators

Medical Tourism Facilitator: Free Because the Hospital Pays

Medical travel agents are paid either by you or by the hospital they recommend. Industry sources put the hidden commission at 7.5% to 30% of the package price, and the UK banned the equivalent incentive in private healthcare in 2014.

9 min read