Health Care Stories from Americans in Canada

A Health Care Story from a Canadian Helping Haiti

Elsa Cade, a Democrats living abroad in Canada in Lethbridge, Alberta has raised enough money for 107 shelterboxes -- ready-to-go shelters for those in need. The shelters will go to Haiti, and Elsa is raising more money every day. VIsit shelterbox.ca for more info.

Danny Williams could have stayed in Canada for top cardiac care

There is some good news in this story -- being a premier and an important politician doesn't mean you can just jump the line in front of any other patients deserving cardiac care. And if it was that bad your health care system in Canada would send you to the US anyways, Mr Willliams, you just have to work through the system rather than just bail to the US.

Pennsylvania Democrats Unanimously Endorse Single Payer Senate Bill 400 and House Bill 1660

The Pennsylvania Democratic State Committee today unanimously endorsed a resolution calling for passage of single payer healthcare, Senate Bill 400 and House Bill 1660, also known as the "Family and Business Healthcare Security Act."

And Pennsylvania is not the only state considering health care reform legislation. Virginia is looking at some of their own legislation as well. As a way to attract home-buyers, small businesses and people moving to their state, this could provide a huge incentive for demographic shifts across America. 36 states are looking at health care options now, according to the New York Times article.

UPDATE: Bill Moyers had a piece on his TV program regarding getting medicare-for-all back into the limelight of the debate.