11-13-2007, 03:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Liebling:-)))
...I donīt beleive that Canadians went to USA for medical care since they have everything what they need in their country.
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This is a 90-page report:
Hospital Waiting Lists In Canada
http://downloads.heartland.org/20320.pdf
Here's one section:
Quote:
...The result has been lengthy waiting lists, often as long
as a year or more, followed by public outcry, which in
turn has prompted short-term funding. Across Canada,
many governments have had to provide additional
funding for heart surgery in their provinces. In the
past, American hospitals have also provided a convenient
short-term safety valve for burgeoning waiting
lists for cardiac operations. The government of British
Columbia contracted Washington State hospitals to
perform some 200 operations in 1989 following public
dismay over the 6-month waiting list for cardiac bypass
surgery in the province.
Wealthy individuals, furthermore, may avoid waiting
by having heart surgery performed in the United
States. A California heart-surgery centre has even
advertised its services in a Vancouver newspaper.
Throughout Canada in 2006, an average of 2.3 percent
of cardiac patients inquired about receiving treatment
in another province, while 1.8 percent of patients
asked about treatment in another country. From these
inquiries, 0.7 percent of all patients received treatment
in another province and 0.6 percent received treatment
in another country (Fraser Institute, national hospital
waiting list survey, 2006).
The Fraser Institute / Hospital Waiting Lists in Canada (16th edition) / 23
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