Edited sentence: Canada has more hospital beds per capita and Canadian patients spend more time in hospitals than Americans.However, more poor Americans cross the border into Canada for more effective treatments.The lack of the most recent technology is one of the most common causes of Canadians crossing the border to seek treatment in the United States.The most expensive medical equipment is also often some of the most specialized.This discrepancy in technology is a long-standing difference noted long before government polices on health diverged in the 1960s.To a certain extent sending some patients south is cost effective for Canada