The article Parting at the Crossroads: The Development of Health Insurance in Canada and the United States, 1940-1945, as its title suggests explores the growth of health insurance in the United States and Canada and why this system differs in the two countries (Maioni, 1997). Consequently, this paper explores the key point of the author and examine whether she succeeds in persuading her audience besides highlighting significant lessons that can be learnt from the article.