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Springer, Surgical Endoscopy, 12(28), p. 3329-3336, 2014

DOI: 10.1007/s00464-014-3613-8

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Medical tourism and bariatric surgery: who pays?

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Abstract

Introduction: The objective of this study was to determine the short-term cost impact that medical tourism for bariatric surgery has on a public healthcare system. Due to long wait times for bariatric surgery services, Canadians are venturing to private clinics in other provinces/countries. Postoperative care in this population not only burdens the provincial health system with intervention costs required for complicated patients, but may also impact resources allotted to patients in the public clinic.