History of Health Care In Canada

-Universality

All residents of the province are entitled to uniform terms and conditions where the provinces can individually charge insurance premiums subsidization is required

Portability

If leaving your province, you are still entitled to free health care for up to 6 months (except Ontario which is 212 day (about 7 months) of any given year)

Medicine Wheel

a person acknowledges their physical cognitive emotional and spiritual self and accepts responsibility to regain full health

The Mazankowski Report

A framework for reform (2001)

EPF Act doctors

were capped on how much they could make.

John Diefenbaker

in 1957 introduced Hospital Insurance which provided federal dollars to provinces and territories to create a hospital insurance plan.

Extra Billing

doctors charged patients out of pocket on top of the government funded prices.

clinical judgment

Medically necessary: A(n) ________ made by the attending physician to determine the necessity of a medical procedure or service.

national health insurance

The Hall Report called for a ________ program in 1960

Accessibility

Citizens are given reasonable access to where and when needed and paid for by the government.

Medicare act 1966

The ________ Ottawa would pay half provinces would pay the other half.

Medically Necessary

is a term where the doctor states whether the patient is covered or not.

Canadians

It provides equal, prepaid, and accessible health care to all ________.

User charges

are a fee charged to a patient for a service that.

Public Administration

managed by a public authority on a nonprofit basis.

Catastrophic drug costs

Government gives more money to those with higher drug plans.

Reasonable access

Access to services when and where they are available.

Comprehensive Coverage

All Canadians with a medical need to access prepaid, medically necessary services provided by a doctor or hospital.

Canada Health Act

1984 The ________ became law under Pierre Trudeau.

Canadian Health Act

It Became law in 1984 under Pierre Trudeau

public Administration

The implementation of public policy

comprehensive Coverage

All Canadians with a medical need have access to prepaid, medically necessary services provided by a doctor or hospital

universality

All residents of the province are entitled to uniform terms and conditions where the provinces can individually charge insurance premiums subsidization is required

portability

If leaving your province, you are still entitled to free health care for up to 6 months (except Ontario which is 212 days (about 7 months) of any given year)

medically necessary

A clinical judgment made by the attending physician to determine the necessity of a medical procedure or service

user charges/ fees

Under the Canada Health Act this is not allowed If the province does not cover the service the federal government will

catastrophic drug costs

Government gives more money to those with higher drug plans

reasonable access

Access to services when and where they are available

Information

the federal government has access to all citizens files

Recognition

public recognition the federal government pays for said services

Sweat lodge

a person deprives themself of food for up to 4 days to weaken the physical self, making them venerable and more receptive to advise and teaching of the spiritual world

Hall Report

called for nation health insurance and said we need more doctors and hospitals

Medicare Act

says Ottawa will pay half and the individual provinces will pay the rest

EPF Act

Government will make block payments every 2 months based on how much the provinces gave out

-Public Administration

managed by a public authority on a nonprofit basis

-Information

the federal government has access to all citizens files

-Comprehensive Coverage

All Canadians with a medical need to access prepaid, medically necessary services provided by a doctor or hospital

-Recognition

public recognition the federal government pays for said services