Solving the health care crisis: Experts say Canada/U.S. health care convergence is required.

If both countries are seeking a high-quality, more cost-effective health care system, the U.S. system will need to look more like Canada's and Canada will need to learn from the Americans, health care experts told a packed house at the CEBS 25th Employee Benefits Symposium recently held in Toronto.

"Our common health care challenges include an aging society, unsustainable long-term costs and how to meet citizen expectations with limited resources," says Robert Laszewski, president of Health Policy and Strategy Associates in Alexandria, Va. "Canada and Europe have done