Canadians going South for health care
Mornings with Simi
English - March 11, 2019 20:49 - 7 minutes - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingBusiness News News Society & Culture Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Today SecondStreet.org, a new Canadian think tank, released a health care report showing the number of Canadians leaving the country specifically for health care.
SecondStreet.org used Statistics Canada data to calculate that Canadian patients made at least 217,500 trips to other countries in 2017 specifically for health care. However, if you include those travelling with the patients (e.g. a spouse, family members, friend), the total rises to at least 369,700 people.
Guest: Colin Craig
President, Secondstreet.org
Today SecondStreet.org, a new Canadian think tank, released a health care report showing the number of Canadians leaving the country specifically for health care.
SecondStreet.org used Statistics Canada data to calculate that Canadian patients made at least 217,500 trips to other countries in 2017 specifically for health care. However, if you include those travelling with the patients (e.g. a spouse, family members, friend), the total rises to at least 369,700 people.
Guest: Colin Craig
President, Secondstreet.org