Wouter Hoeberechts is the CEO of WorldMed Assist, a leading California based company in the fast-growing medical tourism industry. WorldMed Assist recently became the first pure-play medical tourism company in the world that has aligned with a US insurance company: Swiss Re. It is the critical step required to enable employers to reduce their medical costs by offering high quality, lower cost medical procedures outside the U.S. Born and educated in the Netherlands, Mr. Hoeberechts brings an international problem solving perspective to U.S. health care needs and is a sought after speaker. WorldMed Assist enabled the first American to have a liver transplant in India in the summer of 2007, and several high profile cases followed. He and his patients have been featured on BBC, ABC News, and NPR’s All Things Considered.