On 4/10/2016 12:43 PM, graham wrote:
> On 10/04/2016 11:38 AM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>> On 4/10/2016 12:44 PM, graham wrote:
>>> On 10/04/2016 9:58 AM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>>>> On 4/10/2016 9:17 AM, Dave Smith wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I spend 4 days in ICU and another 3 nights in the hospital. I was
>>>>> billed
>>>>> nothing for all that.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> How much does the average Canadian pay for free medical? Based on
>>>> income?
>>>>
>>> Nothing directly out of pocket. It's government funded, therefore it
>>> comes out of tax revenue.
>>> It's far more efficient and cheaper that way.
>>> Graham
>>
>> So, you have no idea what that translates to in dollars?
>>
> According to the OECD, the per capita cost of healthcare in Canada is
> about half what it is in the US.
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...e_per_ capita
>
>

52,000 a year is not a "few".

Try again, angry little ****nat.

http://news.nationalpost.com/news/ca...25-study-finds

More than 52,000 Canadians travelled abroad for health care last year,
study finds

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windso...says-1.2997726


An estimated 52,000 Canadians €” half of those from Ontario €” left the
country to receive non-emergency health care in 2014, according to a
report titled Leaving Canada for Medical Care.

The new report notes an increase of more than 10,000 patients €” or 26
per cent €” from a year earlier are looking outside Canada for medical
treatment.

The Fraser Institute gleaned numbers from a previous study, Waiting Your
Turn, a study on wait times that surveyed practitioners in 12 medical
specialties. Surveys were sent to the membership of the Canadian Medical
Association and had a return rate of 19 per cent.