NEWS BY SPECIALTY                                 NEW USERS: RETURNING USERS: Not Just Drugs Are Cheaper in Canada, Try Coronary Artery Bypasses   By Michael Smith, MedPage Today Staff Writer Reviewed by July 12, 2005 MedPage Today Action Points Note that this study is based on a retrospective analysis of the cost-accounting databases of nine hospitals in Canada and the U.S. Its findings may not be completely accurate in all healthcare settings in the United States and Canada. Note that the figures are hospital costs; the amount that hospitals will charge patients or their insurance companies is likely to be higher. Note that physician fees are not included in the analysis. Review MONTREAL, July 12 - The hospital cost of a coronary artery bypass procedure is nearly twice as high in the U.S. as it is in Canada. Yet despite the increased co

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