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doctors fleeing to Canada
Oct. 6th, 2010 08:46 amfrom Migration Experts' Canadian Immigration News
Something make me think he meant "scaring", but I kind of like the mistake.
But...doctors are emigrating to *Canada* for better pay and to escape nationalised healthcare? That seems unlikely.
Looking at this summary of wages and this one confirm one's instinctive questioning of that idea.
But this article casts some doubt on the idea that doctors are always better paid in the US, by asking, "Yes, but what costs do they pay?" Higher gross salaries in the US may not account for the expense of administration, malpractice insurance, and the factor of constant academic versus fee for service income. Seemingly higher salaries in Canada, however, may not account for the difference in tax rates. All in all, an interesting question; I would if any medical journals or medical business journals have done a study?
Recent statistics released by the Canadian Institute for Health Information have suggested that there has been a significant increase of US physicians who have chosen to migrate to Canada from the US.
The data also suggests that there has been a decrease in the number of Canadian MDs choosing to migrate to the USA due to the introduction of President Obama's Health Care Reform Act.
In the past, many Canadian doctors chose to migrate to the USA due to the higher salary offered by the privatized health care system in contrast to the world renowned health care system Canada is known for. It seems, however, that the recently introduced heath reform within the US has prompted an exodus of US physicians into the northern border of Canada.
"Obama's health plan is caring the life out of all the doctors in the United States" stated CEO of CanAM Physician Recruiting in Halifax, John Philpott, "Talking to physicians in the United States, they're shocked at how much more money they can make in Canada".
Something make me think he meant "scaring", but I kind of like the mistake.
But...doctors are emigrating to *Canada* for better pay and to escape nationalised healthcare? That seems unlikely.
Looking at this summary of wages and this one confirm one's instinctive questioning of that idea.
But this article casts some doubt on the idea that doctors are always better paid in the US, by asking, "Yes, but what costs do they pay?" Higher gross salaries in the US may not account for the expense of administration, malpractice insurance, and the factor of constant academic versus fee for service income. Seemingly higher salaries in Canada, however, may not account for the difference in tax rates. All in all, an interesting question; I would if any medical journals or medical business journals have done a study?
