We haven't assessed across Canada the complete costs to families.
Those of us who work in the health care system have tried to look at the cost of running an in-patient bed in a province here in Canada versus one day of treatment in the U.S. and the comparison is quite striking. We're often paying more for out-of-country care. What we're not assured of is whether this is evidence-based treatment. Also, when clients return to us here in Canada, they often require follow-up care. They've already developed an alliance with the team in another country and they end up sitting on wait lists and they sometimes return. It's a bit of a revolving door. They might have multiple visits out of country as a result.