Sen. Rand Paul to undergo hernia surgery in Canada next week

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Sen. Rand Paul assaulted at his Kentucky home

Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., will undergo hernia surgery in Canada next week in what reports said is a consequence of an assault in late 2017 by a neighbor who was later sentenced to a prison term.

Paul will pay out-of-pocket for the outpatient procedure at the Shouldice Hernia Hospital in Thornhill, Ontario, a report said. The procedure is estimated to cost between $5,000 and $8,000, the report said, citing court documents.

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Paul, a physician who has been a staunch critic of socialized medicine, is going to a hospital that receives a majority of its funding from the Ontario government, the Louisville Courier-Journal reported. But the hospital's website said it also accepts cash, checks or credit cards for patients like Paul.

"This is a private, world-renowned hospital, separate from any system, and people come from around the world to pay cash for their services," Paul's spokeswoman, Kelsey Cooper, told reporters, referring to Shouldice.

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Last June, Paul filed a civil lawsuit against neighbor Dr. Rene Boucher, who pleaded guilty to assaulting a member of Congress and was sentenced to 30 days in jail and fined $10,000. Boucher later counter-sued.

The dispute was over brush that Boucher alleged Paul had stacked near Boucher's property, the Courier Journal reported.