TY - JOUR T1 - Excess demand meets excess supply as referral companies link Canadian patients, US hospitals JF - Canadian Medical Association Journal JO - CMAJ SP - 767 LP - 770 VL - 157 IS - 6 AU - M. Korcok Y1 - 1997/09/15 UR - http://www.cmaj.ca/content/157/6/767.abstract N2 - As waiting lists turn "touching it out" into a treatment option in Canada, more patients are willingly paying for prompt medical care in the US. Thanks to managed care and increased competition, the cost of care south of the border is dropping and referral brokers can often offer discounted prices to Canadians. Milan Korcok reports that American facilities are actively soliciting medical business from Canadians who have grown frustrated at having to wait for hospital beds, test, referrals and treatment. ER -