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Old 11-21-2007, 02:04 PM
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Windsor is a small town right across the river from Detroit. Like most small towns, in Canada, the U.S. or France, there is no large hospital in Windsor where an emergency angioplasty can be performed. Since Detroit is literally a rock toss away they send them there.
I'm wondering how many small towns on our northern border rush their victims into Canada for health care.
Would an ambulance bring a US patient into Canada, usually private insurance plans won't cover medical treatments in another country. They would probably bring the person to a US hospital, just to avoid debt or bankruptcy which could result from not being covered.
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