> Knowing they send the real sick people to the US for treatment it > ain't that bad. > And that is a simple bit of propaganda bullshit. The actual numbers are so small as to be essentially statistical noise:
http://content.healthaffairs.org/cgi/content/full/21/3/19 Phantoms In The Snow: Canadiansâ Use Of Health Care Services In The United States Steven J. Katz, Karen Cardiff, Marina Pascali, Morris L. Barer and Robert G.. Evans Health Affairs and Policy Research 2002 21(3):19-31. To examine the extent to which Canadian residents seek medical care across the border, we collected data about Canadiansâ use of services from ambulatory care facilities and hospitals located in Michigan, New York State, and Washington State during 1994â1998. We also collected information from several Canadian sources, including the 1996 National Population Health Survey, the provincial Ministries of Health, and the Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association. Results from these sources do not support the widespread perception that Canadian residents seek care extensively in the United States. Indeed, the numbers found are so small as to be barely detectible relative to the use of care by Canadians at home. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:302893 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
