U.S.Consensus for Non-Covered Medical

The United States seems to be making progress to provide health care coverage for low-income individuals. As a Canadian, this is good news.

Reported in the New York Times: "At a time when Congress has been torn by partisan battles, 24 ideologically disparate leaders representing the health care industry, corporations and unions, and conservative and liberal groups have been meeting secretly for months to seek a consensus on proposals to provide coverage for the growing number of people with no health insurance."

I always thought that if America had health care coverage for all people it truly would be one of the greatest countries in the world. It would also give states supporting health care insurance for low-income earners an advantage for industry locating in those areas as the work force would be healthier. A healthy workforce means individuals are able to work and produce adding to the public revenue to support other programs. This is Canada's advantage to attract business and industry here, because the company doesn't have the added costs of providing health insurance to their employees unless it's extended on top of O.H.I.P.

Now, if Canada can just provide better access to lawyers and civil lawsuits that pay out larger awards, that may boost our economy by providing more income to individuals who will then put it back into the economy by spending or investing. The lawsuits themselves will increase making companies more accountable which will effect our governments as they will be more accountable for the legislation they write and the public they serve.