Sometimes irony just writes itself
The real irony is him coming to a country that ranks 37th in the world health care systems (according to year 2000 rankings, which may have changed today... somewhat).
You would have thought he would have picked a country that had higher rankings than Canada...
But, I'm sure that there were other factors in his decision, like same type of culture, maybe a specific doctor (or team of doctors) that had a reputation that fit his condition, or that particular facility that ranked high as compared to other facilities... and so on.
So, just the world ranking of the health care systems may not have been the primary factor...
What exactly is the criteria for this alleged “ranking” of countries? Looking at the list, it seems kindof bogus.
I'd be interested in how the ranking was conducted. I suspect it's based on the level of care available to the average Medicaid patient, rather than the level of care available to somebody who can afford a good insurance plan, or pay cash for the best available.