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For Hospitals & Clinics

The global infrastructure for international patient growth

The Mastercard-backed ecosystem connecting accredited hospitals and clinics worldwide to international patients, insurers, TPAs, employers, and facilitator networks — through one platform.

HIPAA Certified
SOC 2 Type II
GDPR Compliant
Mastercard Payments Partner
Global Patient Flows Live demand
International patients searching, booking, and paying across every major region.
1.0M
USA
1.3M
Mexico
250K
Brazil
200K
Germany
350K
UAE
563K
S. Korea
3.7M
Thailand
The Problem

Strong hospitals. Stuck pipelines.

Hospitals and clinics with world-class surgical capability and strong international accreditation are still failing to capture the patient flows available to them. The reason is never the care. It's the infrastructure around the care.

01

Rising acquisition costs

Cost-per-click for cross-border surgical terms has tripled in three years. Direct-channel ad spend keeps getting more expensive while converting at lower rates.

02

Fragmented pipeline, no single source of truth

Patient inquiries and referrals scatter across inboxes, spreadsheets, partner portals, and platforms — with no unified way to track, convert, or measure what's working.

03

Cross-border payments are slow and expensive

Wire reversals, chargebacks, unclear FX, compliance friction. Every cross-border case carries open payment risk.

04

You can't reach patient flows outside your region

Your network ends at the borders of the markets you already know. The insurers, TPAs, employers, and facilitators directing patient flows elsewhere are out of reach.

What You Get

Everything in one membership

A single platform, one annual fee, and unlimited reach into the channels that drive international patient volume.

01

Live pipeline of qualified international patient inquiries

1M+ international patients visit the MTA consumer properties annually. Inquiries route directly to member hospitals through the Better platform.

02

Mastercard-powered payment infrastructure

Virtual Mastercard settlement, 45+ payment methods accepted from patients, cross-border reconciliation built for medical tourism. Clean flow, near-zero chargeback exposure.

03

HIPAA, SOC 2 Type II, GDPR compliant

The credential set serious buyers — insurers, TPAs, employers — require before routing a single patient. Built in, audited, maintained for you.

04

Direct access to global buyer channels

Priority integration with the buyers that drive international patient volume: insurers (AXA, United Healthcare Global, Ping An, Generali, SAGE), TPAs, employers, corporate health programs, governments, and facilitator networks across every region.

05

Automated lead response and patient CRM

Instant custom response on every inquiry. Secure in-platform document sharing. Full patient-journey management. No lead goes cold.

06

Smart AI Search built for discoverability

Patients searching by procedure, destination, accreditation, or cost surface your hospital first — engineered for how international patients actually search in 2026.

07

Referral-organization dashboards

Patient volume, conversion rates, procedures booked, geographic trends — consolidated growth intelligence your team has never had in one place.

08

Placement in the AI recommendation layer

When patients ask Claude, ChatGPT, and other AI systems where to go abroad, Better members are the verified data those systems pull from.

Case Studies

Providers across three continents

Real results. Real revenue. Across radically different specialties and regions.

Case Study · 01
$500,000
In 60 days
Provider
U.S.-based physician
Region
Inbound international
Period
Aug – Sep 2025

The Result

A U.S.-based physician generated $500,000 USD in international patient revenue through Better in 60 days. 50 total invoices issued, 45 paid. Total payments processed through the platform: $502,000.

What Made It Work

Direct patient inquiries routed from Better's global consumer traffic. Automated lead response kept no inquiry waiting. Mastercard virtual-card settlement moved funds cleanly without the wire delays and chargeback exposure that typically complicate cross-border payments.

At a Glance

  • $502KTotal payments processed in 60 days
  • 50 / 45Invoices issued / paid (90% payment rate)
  • 60 daysAugust 1 – September 30, 2025
  • ZeroWire delays or chargebacks
Case Study · 02
$263,288
12 months · Two continents
Providers
Sani Dental + GIOSTAR
Regions
Mexico · India
Specialties
Dental · Regenerative

The Result

Two member providers on two continents, different specialties, both growing international revenue through Better.

GIOSTAR · India
$218,647
Generated through Better over 12 months
Sani Dental · Mexico
$44,641
Generated through Better over 12 months

What This Demonstrates

Better delivers meaningful international revenue across radically different specialties — dental through to regenerative cell therapy — and across radically different regional patient flows. One platform. Multiple channels. Same infrastructure.

Case Study · 03
6 days
Inquiry to treated patient
Provider
Medico Express
Region
Dominican Republic
Outcome
Fastest conversion

The Timeline

  • Dec 6
    Patient inquiry received on Better.
  • Dec 7
    Triaged by clinical navigator, routed to Medico Express.
  • Dec 12
    Patient treated at Medico Express. Payment processed seamlessly through the platform.

Why This Matters

Six days from first-touch to treated-and-paid is rare in international healthcare. The combination of automated lead routing, clinical navigator support, and integrated Mastercard settlement collapses the conversion cycle. Most hospitals lose cases not because they weren't chosen but because patients lose patience during the booking and payment cycle — Better removes that friction.

By the Numbers

The scale of demand on our platform

Better and its parent properties reach more international healthcare demand than any platform in the industry.

1M+
International patients visiting MTA consumer properties annually
500K+
B2B healthcare professionals in the Medical Tourism Association network
3.3B
Mastercard cardholders globally — the payment rails powering the platform
70+
Accredited hospitals and clinics live on Better today
100+
Additional providers onboarding across 2026
Multi-Region
Active patient demand across North America, Latin America, Europe, GCC, and Asia
Member Providers Include
Cedars-Sinai·Bumrungrad International·King's College Hospital London·Humanitas Research Hospital·Burjeel Medical City·Memorial Hospitals Group·Sidra Medicine·Clínica Bíblica·Apex Health·Obesity Control Center·St. Catherine Specialty Hospital·The Institute for Advanced Reconstruction
Return on Investment

The math on a Gold membership

Two lenses — patient conversion lift and B2B network development — on a $7,500 USD Gold membership.

66×
B2C · Conversion Lift

Conversion lift on international patient leads

  • 500 international patient leads routed through the platform
  • Average case value of $20,000 USD across surgical specialties
  • A 5% improvement in conversion = 25 additional patients booked
Additional revenue
$500,000
30×
B2B · Network Development

Cost to build a partner network the traditional way

  • Traditional — developing 100+ partner relationships year one, 200+ year two, ~$1,750 travel cost per relationship
  • Two-year cost: approximately $262,500
  • Better Gold — 100+ partner introductions without travel, $15,000 over two years
Two-year savings
$247,500
Membership

Three tiers. One platform fee.

Pick the tier that matches the visibility and buyer-channel access you need. Upgrade any time.

Silver
Start your global journey
Entry-level network access and payment infrastructure.
$3,500USD / year
Guaranteed: minimum 10 verified patient opportunities
  • Directory listing
  • Direct global patient inquiries
  • Mastercard payment infrastructure
  • Patient CRM + journey management
  • Inclusion in MTA member directory
Become a Member
Platinum
Join the elite
Priority placement with full global buyer channel access.
$15,000USD / year
Guaranteed: minimum 100 opportunities (typically 500–1,000+)
  • Everything in Gold
  • Your AI-Powered Hospital Hub on Better — dedicated subdomain and 20–30 page guide engineered to rank on Google and be cited by Claude, ChatGPT, and Perplexity
  • Premium placement + Better verified badge
  • Joint press release with MTA
  • Priority global buyer access
  • Provider-to-provider referral network
Become a Member
Your membership is 100% risk-free. Renewal is due only after you receive at least the minimum verified patient opportunities in your tier.
Onboarding

What happens after you sign

01
Week 1
Onboarding
Profile setup, payment integration, platform training, account manager assigned.
02
Month 1
First inquiries
Live in search, lead routing active, first qualified patient inquiries in queue.
03
Month 3
First cases booked
Pipeline matured, first cases typically booked, performance dashboards live.
04
Ongoing
Optimization
Quarterly business reviews, AI-search optimization, expanded buyer channel introductions.
Next Step

Ready to see what Better delivers for your hospital?

Request a 20-minute walkthrough with our onboarding team. We'll show you live inquiry volume in your specialty, benchmark your current economics, and map the path to your first case.

Request a Walkthrough →
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