U.S. Sen. Rand Paul's attorneys say in a court filing that he plans to undergo hernia surgery in Canada because of injuries he suffered when a neighbor attacked Paul while he was doing yard work at his Kentucky home.
The filing in Paul's lawsuit against Rene Boucher says the senator will travel to Ontario, Canada, for outpatient surgery scheduled later this month.
The document says the surgery is related to the 2017 attack. Boucher pleaded guilty to assaulting a member of Congress and was sentenced to 30 days in prison. Federal prosecutors are appealing the sentence.
A Paul spokeswoman didn't immediately explain why Paul is having the surgery in Canada, where medical care is publicly funded and universally provided. Paul touts private-market approaches for U.S. health care problems.
It is world renown and opened in 1945. It’s a little like the resort in The Shining; all the nurses have been there since it opened J
I have had my hernia operation there in 2008, and there were many Americans, from the Amish to executives. The center does about 7,000 procedures per year and the success rate is extremely high.
The cost is about $US 7,000 unless you’re Canadian, than it’s free. You stay three nights and its’s like summer camp for adults except everyone is walking around a little gently.
I expect Mr. Paul will have the procedure and head out to somewhere more private as its reported he's having a day surgery.
Julian Powell
7k procedures per year, average cost $7k
$49M doesn’t seem like enough to support a hospital like that. Not in the US at least.
But they get Ontario Gov OHIP funding
They also charge international patients, who make up a significant portion of such a specialized hospital's clients, much more.
The hospital has 10 surgeons and maybe 100 support/admin staff? Surgeons possibly on something like $350k a year, so $3.5 mill to them. Staff probably on an average $100k a year, so $10 mill to them. Cost to run the place likely a few more million - lets say at least $5 million. Still only looking at around $20-30 million to run the place, even allowing for major additional costs that I didn't account for above. So still likely making at minimum 5-10 million profit a year.
The US medical system is just a massive mess of overcharging
Robert Thomas
7k for three nights if you're not a citizen.FREE if you're Canadian.?! My hospital stay after amputation was like 50,000 a night IIRC. Fuck, how does ANYONE defend the US's horrific system?!
I will gladly continue to pay taxes to fund a medical system that helps people like this.
Ask Rank Paul. He's voted against affordable health care numerous times.
Carson Ross
It's amazing what having 98 fewer middle men can do for the price of things
Gavin Howard
There is goycare and then there is actual medical care in Canada. They never tell Americans this, because they want to demonize our healthcare industry. Go research Canada's "superhospitals" which only service rich people.
Ethan Thomas
All USA is "superhospitals" which only service rich people.
Jeremiah Scott
As if you have a choice, slave.
Nathan Perez
Wrong. I've known people who got millions in medical care pro bono.
Wyatt Collins
So basically Paul is cucking Canadians in to paying for his medical care?
We all know the Canadian phrase: If you pay for your enemies medical care, you win.
