Look up the percentage of surgeries for Canadians that are performed outside of Canada. It's a very small number. But do keep thinking otherwise.
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Look up the percentage of surgeries for Canadians that are performed outside of Canada. It's a very small number. But do keep thinking otherwise.
Provide a reputable source, then. Even if it were a "small" (subjective) number, why would there be any of the medical care is that much better? How many Americans go to Canada for medical care - I'm not talking about cheap pharmaceuticals...but actual procedures...
Apparently 52,000 Canadians in 2015. Why did they all come south and give up such stellar medical care?
http://news.nationalpost.com/news/c...oad-for-treatment-increased-by-25-study-finds
The study speculates as to why Canadian patients left the country to pursue treatment elsewhere. The reasons include a lack of available resources and equipment in their home jurisdiction; and the desire for more advanced health care facilities and technology.
The study suggests that another reason could be the long wait-times within the Canadian health care system and suggests this as another possible reason for patients leaving.
I see.The study suggests that another reason could be the long wait-times within the Canadian health care system and suggests this as another possible reason for patients leaving.
The Fraser Institute study suggests that, on average, a Canadian patient waits 9.8 weeks to receive medical treatment after seeing a specialist. Tack on the average wait time of 8.5 weeks from when their doctor refers them to the specialist, and the wait time is more than four months.
“That a considerable number of Canadians travelled abroad and paid to escape the well-known failings of the Canadian health care system speaks volumes about how well the system is working for them,” said the study.
“That a considerable number of Canadians travelled abroad and paid to escape the well-known failings of the Canadian health care system speaks volumes about how well the system is working for them,” said the study.
This mythical tribe of leftists that live in Canada and are like Scientologists ? Seriously dude, get real, are you really this dumb ?
He didn't say anything about a mythical tribe of leftists in Canada. You did. He thought it was funny (as did I and many others, I'm sure) that you believe yourself to not be left leaning.
The same article said 1.1% of non-emergency surgeries were done outside our borders. They go to bypass wait times. Quality of care you'd have to do research, but our life expectancy across the board is around 2 years longer then Americans. Every objective study I've seen on world wide medical care ranks our system better then yours.
Again, if you love your system pay for it. It's a choice Americans made. Contrary to frequent reports on here, the vast majority of Canadians like our system.
Rich people from anywhere will always consider countries like the US where extra money buys you premium service or shorter wait times. A lot of your problems on many fronts reflect on a country designed to service rich people. Rich people in the US are doing very well these days.
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Our system sucks - but because of things like lack of tort reform, high drug costs, etc. Your system sucks too. The difference is I'm not claiming ours is awesome, while you are.
I pay for my system. What really irks me is that I have to pay for everyone else's, too.
In reality, there is nothing at all I've posted on here that suggests I am left leaning, but there are dozens of people who have made this claim ( based on nothing ) and eventually that impression overwhelms some of you. I doubt you even know what you mean by the label, it's just your simplistic way to make black and white arguments on here. You need to open your mind up to the world.
Apparently, you are this dumb. It's called an analogy.
Do you even understand what the "political left" in the U.S. stands for? Or are you really this dumb?