An estimated 42,173 Canadians left their homeland in 2012 to seek medical treatment elsewhere. This is a decrease from the 46,159 Canadians who fled the country in 2011 for medical treatment.
“In some cases, these patients needed to leave Canada due to a lack of available resources or a lack of appropriate procedure/technology,” according to a report by the Fraser Institute — a free-market Canadian think tank. “In others, their departure will have been driven by a desire to return more quickly to their lives, to seek out superior quality care, or perhaps to save their own lives or avoid the risk of disability.”
If you go to the link and read the article there is a link (according) which has a breakdown of the medical procedures. Seems eye care leads the way which makes sense regarding the wait times.
Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2013/07/08/report-thousands-fled-canadian-health-system-in-2012/#ixzz2aLcSSAaf
Man, I leave and go to a birthday party and you guys have all the fun. ;-)
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