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Group Discussions Obamacare vs. Canada: Five key differences 2
months ago  Obamacare vs. Canada: Five key differences Special
to The Globe and Mail          2 months ago  There have been
some significant improvements in health insurance under the ACA.
 And they are significant enough to drive the GOP to shut down
the government to prevent them from being enacted.    1.
 Insurance providers now have to prove that 85% of their money
was spent on patient care instead of profit.  2.  No pre-
existing conditions.You can't lose your insurance because you
were sick when you got it.  Insurance companies can't refuse to
take you as a client because you are ill.  3. Children can stay
on their parents' insurance policies until they are 30 years
old.  4. Health care for women will be more comprehensive in
terms of services for women, which is a real step forward.  The
ACA isn't perfect.  After all, there was republican input into
it's creation.  But it is a r