When Canadians go abroad for surgery, who should pay?
White Coat, Black Art

When Canadians go abroad for surgery, who should pay?

B2Upper-intermediateSeptember 25, 202626 min
  • Health
  • About Canada

Farley Yuras, 74, traveled to Poland to have both knees replaced after the wait in Edmonton became unbearable. He and his wife say that because of long delays, Alberta should reimburse people who leave the country for medically necessary surgery. Steven Lewis, an adjunct professor of health policy at UBC, says the wait for elective surgeries in many provinces is “chaos and anarchy,” and needs fixing.

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This is a CBC Podcast. I'm Dr. Brian Goldman. This is White Coat Black Art. It's not hard to find Canadians who wait a long time

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for knee replacement surgery. Our show this week is about a guy named Farley Uris who took matters into his own hand. I spoke with Farley and his wife,

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Lori Kutuzha, a retired nurse. Farley is 74 and lives in Edmonton. he had bad osteoarthritis in his right knee and trouble climbing stairs. He went through the gamut of treatments from Tylenol to getting injections of cortisone and

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