About

GMS is a startup medical tourism company providing access to quality health care, travel, financing, insurance, and detailed credentials about the hospitals and doctors for the patients' review. Our office is located in Los Angeles, California. GMS will target all three areas of medical tourism - US citizens traveling abroad for treatment, non-US citizens traveling to non-US destinations for treatment, and non-US citizens traveling to the US for treatment. We will set ourselves apart from our competitors by offering prescreening to ensure safe travel, post care follow up, PMMI (Patient Medical Malpractice Insurance) and a comprehensive worldwide physician network. GMS is a one-stop company where patients can research / select physicians and facilities, book travel, and arrange for post-procedure care all with the assistance of a medical travel coordinator to facilitate communication between the patient and hospital. This all inclusive approach will provide GMS premium services to the patient.

The Problem
•     Dramatically increasing US healthcare costs of approximately 8% per year
•     Currently most insurance policies offer inadequate or no insurance coverage for orthopedic, reproductive, cosmetic, dental surgeries, etc.
•     Long waits for specialized procedures
•     Treatments may be unavailable in the U.S. or clients home country
•     Many insurance policies have very high deductibles and very low coverage percentage
•     Minimal awareness of alternative options
•     It is difficult for clients to research destinations, hospitals and physicians outside of their home country
•     Planning the trip and organizing many of the details
•     Medical malpractice, travel damages and litigation
•     The general discomfort of a client being “out of their comfort zone”

Solving these Problems
•     Substantial cost savings for procedures abroad and travel expense when using a facilitator
•     Our destinations offer U.S. quality medical centers and highly trained physicians. (U.S. hospitals are ranked 39th in the world)
•     Facilitating all aspects of the process from physician selection/correspondence, medical record transfers to travel arrangements and a ride home from the airport
•     Convenience and speed
•     Insurance products (travelers insurance and an exclusive agreement to offer patient medical malpractice insurance)
•     Financing options
•     Improving traveler’s comfort level
•     Expanding knowledge of medical tourism through comprehensive destination information and complete process transparency

Market Opportunity
Currently in the U.S. alone we have a captive audience of almost 121.6 million individuals that could benefit from our services. Private Insurance or self-funded insurance plans represent 26,583,660, other types of insurance such as catastrophic event coverage represent 49,284,314 and uninsured individuals represent 45,700,000. Each of these segments is expected to grow approximately 7% per year.
The expected number of medical travelers during 2009 is 3 million and increasing to 6 million in 2010. This represents the expected growth of U.S. outbound patients. We are also targeting other countries for inbound medical travel to the U.S. as well as non-U.S patients traveling to non-U.S. destinations.

Our technology will include custom proprietary CRM system and proprietary security encryption software to protect identity and medical records according to HIPPA regulations in the U.S.

We are in the process of partnering with several accredited facilities around the world to be offered as primary service providers to our patients as well as insurance companies offering patient medical malpractice insurance policies.