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Related - is there any data on how many Canadians cross the border to get healthcare in the US and vv?

Posted by Roger More (aka RogerMore) Mar 9 '10, 08:18

The Palin article mentions it, in the context of Americans travelling abroad for healthcare, but doesn't provide any figures.

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I recently saw something on this that I'm trying to find, but I seem to recall that the number was in the low five figures per year. -- nm - Reagen Mar 9, 08:35 1
- Yeah, as posted before, I'm rough calculating it as 40Kish. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Mar 9, 08:37
No numbers, but I know at least three people (non politicos before anyone asks) who have gone to Mayo for treatments out of pocket. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Mar 9, 08:25
the most recent, public example would be the Newfoundland Premier going down for heart surgery -- nm - Beaker Mar 9, 08:21 9
- So... one guy? :) What I mean is, on the one hand, you have people saying Canadians are flooding the US healthcare system to get procedures they have - Roger More Mar 9, 08:26 8
  - A down and dirty Google search shows that total Canadians who utilized US health are would be about 0.5%, but... - Name Withheld By Request Mar 9, 08:33 6
    - Thanks - I've found the same info (though nothing on Americans coming to Canada) Either way, it clearly doesn't match the rhetoric. -- nm - Roger More Mar 9, 08:39 3
      - The figure I've seen reported is 750k Americans seeking treatment abroad worldwide. - Reagen Mar 9, 08:43 2
        
        I saw that too, but ignored it because it wasn't Canada-specific. I've read a few articles about health insurers providing incentives to their - Roger More Mar 9, 08:47 1
        
        Yeah, honestly, there's no way our system could handle even a quarter of that. -- nm - Reagen Mar 9, 08:51
    - is that 'per year' or 'ever'? -- nm - Reagen Mar 9, 08:37 1
      - Annually that I saw. I would think that even a lot of that is paid out of Medicare though. - Name Withheld By Request Mar 9, 08:54
  - I haven't seen any numbers, that one came immediately to mind as it was blown into a huge deal (and happened like last month). -- nm - Beaker Mar 9, 08:30

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