Canadians seek treatment abroad
The Fraser Institute, a Canadian public policy think tank, estimates that 52,513 Canadians received non-emergency medical treatment in the U.S. and other countries in 2014, a 25 percent jump from the roughly 41,838 who sought medical care abroad the previous year.Aug 3, 2016How many Canadians go to the states for healthcare?
The most comprehensive report uses data from 20 years ago, and found that 90 out of 18,000 people surveyed for the Canadian National Population Health Survey said they had received health care in the United States in the previous 12 months..Oct 11, 2016
Do Canadians go to US for medical care?
"Only 90 of those 18,000 Canadians had received care in the United States; only 20 of them had done so electively." So, the Health Affairs researchers found no evidence for the idea that Canadians are fleeing their health system, and concluded that it's a "persistent myth."Feb 7, 2017
Which country has the best healthcare system?
South Korea has the best health care systems in the world, that's according to the 2021 edition of the CEOWORLD magazine Health Care Index, which ranks 89 countries according to factors that contribute to overall health.Apr 27, 2021
How many Canadians leave the country for healthcare?
A policy brief — titled Flight of the Sick, by the Calgary-based think tank secondstreet.org — says 217,500 Canadians left the country for health care in 2017, according to Statistics Canada. If those travelling with the patients are included in the count, the total rises to 369,700 people.Mar 12, 2019