What Matters To Health Care Voters: 5 Voices From New Hampshire
Sheila Morrison was in Canada when she fell into her third diabetic coma.
"My 90-year-old cousin thought we had a lunch date, and so she came with her daughter to pick me up," she says. "And I wouldn't answer the door."
Her visitors were able to get inside and called an ambulance when they found her. Morrison remained in the coma for about a week.
"When I woke up, they told me that another hour, too, and I wouldn't have survived," she recalls.
Receiving care for this coma in Canada offered Morrison a chance to compare that country's approach to her care in the United States. In Canada, everybody gets basic coverage under a government-provided system. People have the option of buying more coverage on the private market.
The comparison reflects one of the biggest divides among the Democratic presidential candidates: What should the health care system look like?
Should the party push to expand Medicare just enough to give access to those who want it — a strategy supported by more moderate candidates like Joe Biden, Pete Buttigieg and Amy Klobuchar?
Or should Democrats try to get rid of private
