I prefer studies taken from peer reviewed journals than most newspapers. There is some degree of independent vetting of the facts, rather than right wing agendas and editorializing thinly disguised as news reporting.
> You're disputing an article written last week with a report from > 2002? > > Really? > > Really? > > On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 10:25 AM, Larry Lyons<[email protected]> > wrote: > > > >> 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: Canadians 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 Canadians use of services > from ambulatory care facilities and hospitals located in Michigan, New > York State, and Washington State during 19941998. 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:303004 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
