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Would you cross the border for health care? 42% Canadians say yes in poll - National | Globalnews.ca

Amid Canada's ongoing battle with prolonged emergency room wait times and staffing challenges, a poll finds that many are willing to head south in pursuit of timely health care.
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Canadians may consider going abroad for medical care but the numbers are low compared to the millions of Americans that actually go elsewhere out of necessity.

Traveling Internationally for Medical Care​

Each year, millions of US residents travel to another country for medical care which is called medical tourism. Medical tourists from the United States most commonly travel to Mexico and Canada, and to several other countries in Central America, South America, and the Caribbean.

The reasons people may seek medical care in another country include:

  • Cost: To get a treatment or procedure that may be cheaper in another country
  • Culture: To receive care from a clinician who shares the traveler’s culture and language
  • Unavailable or unapproved procedures: To get a procedure or therapy that is not available or approved in the United States

Medical Tourism: Travel to Another Country for Medical Care | Travelers' Health | CDC

Medical Tourism: Travel to Another Country for Medical Care
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What I'm saying about the best medical professionals is not based on price, I agree that's rarely a good proxy for quality.

I'm referring to generally accepted concensus stemming from outcomes based peer reviewed findings, investment in research and innovation and medical tourism for critical and life saving procedures or care.

There's a reason that wealthy individuals, royalty, athletes and celebrities from around the world become medical tourists in the States. Anecdotally, I know a number of dual British and Canadian citizens who have opted to pay more for US heathcare.

I'm happy to have a discussion about equity in access to healthcare. Canada's healthcare system is much more equitable. However, if you're not able to acknowledge that GLOBALLY the absolute highest standard of care, even if only at the extremes for rare diseases and cutting edge treatment, exists in the United States then we cannot begin to discuss which system is "better." Furthermore, socialized medicine and particularly Canada (because of geographic proximity), have immeasurable benefit from the free-ish market that exists in the USA (and to some extent France, Germany and Israel). I'm not sure socialized medicine globally would be able to exist without being able to piggy back on capitalistic healthcare. Essentially you are a socialized "zone" within a system that's overall very capitalistic.
 
You cited US residents numbers. That is mostly non citizens returning to their home country for care. It also includes dental and cosmetic. Sure a portion of that is for cheaper necessary treatment (mostly to Asia).

The number of US individuals traveling for medically necessary procedures is surely less than 100,000.
 
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US citizens are far more likely to be medical tourists than Canadians out of necessity.

There are millions of Americans who refuse to get the best care in the world in the USA and opt instead for alleged lesser medical care in foreign countries because of the cost etc.

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Your statement about cars is a false equivalency. Look up the meaning if necessary. Love my healthcare, never had any issues. Good luck in the future Canada 🍁
 
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