Comment Re:How quickly can you bury this? (Score 1) 100
Ask any big hospital in Seattle, Minneapolis, Chicago.
Phantoms in the Snow was a political ass covering. Maybe you missed this disclaimer:
The authors acknowledge financial support from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (formerly the Medical Research Council of Canada) for this research.
The southward pilgrimage is rampant and shows little sign getting any smaller. In spite of the Obama administration trying to hide these facts, they become more clear every year.
http://digitaljournal.com/article/328561
http://www.medicaltourismmag.com/article/canadians-seeking-healthcare-abroad-why-and-how-many-.html
http://dailycaller.com/2012/07/11/report-thousands-fled-canada-for-health-care-in-2011/
http://dailycaller.com/2013/07/08/report-thousands-fled-canadian-health-system-in-2012/
Its proven such an embarrassment to the Canadian Government that in 2012 they undertook a massive campaign to reduce wait times. They actually made some progress. Then they realized how many major procedures they would have to add, they suddenly got very quiet.