History of Health Care In Canada

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-Universality

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

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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)

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Medicine Wheel

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

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The Mazankowski Report

A framework for reform (2001)

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EPF Act doctors

were capped on how much they could make.

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John Diefenbaker

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

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Extra Billing

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

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clinical judgment

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

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national health insurance

The Hall Report called for a program in 1960

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Accessibility

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

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Medicare act 1966

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

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Medically Necessary

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

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Canadians

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

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User charges

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

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Public Administration

managed by a public authority on a nonprofit basis.

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Catastrophic drug costs

Government gives more money to those with higher drug plans.

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Reasonable access

Access to services when and where they are available.

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Comprehensive Coverage

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

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Canada Health Act

1984 The became law under Pierre Trudeau.

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Canadian Health Act

It Became law in 1984 under Pierre Trudeau

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public Administration

The implementation of public policy

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comprehensive Coverage

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

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universality

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

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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)

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medically necessary

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

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user charges/ fees

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

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catastrophic drug costs

Government gives more money to those with higher drug plans

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reasonable access

Access to services when and where they are available

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Information

the federal government has access to all citizens files

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Recognition

public recognition the federal government pays for said services

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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

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Hall Report

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

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Medicare Act

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

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EPF Act

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

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-Public Administration

managed by a public authority on a nonprofit basis

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-Information

the federal government has access to all citizens files

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-Comprehensive Coverage

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

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-Recognition

public recognition the federal government pays for said services