Book - Chapter 4

Question 1

What sets the rules that guide the division of powers in Canada?

Answer 1

The Constitution Act

Question 2

Fiscal federalism

Answer 2

An approach that used a variety of mechanisms for transferring resources from the national government to its sub-national jurisdictions to help equalize their fiscal capacity and thereby allow all communities to have sufficient resources to allow them to provide roughly comparable levels of services.

Question 3

Cash grants

Answer 3

Direct transfers from one level of government to another.

Question 4

Tax room

Answer 4

An agreement whereby the senior level of government decreases its tax rates without increasing the total tax burden on the individual taxpayer.

Question 5

Extra billing

Answer 5

User fees for services (may include co-payments and deductibles).

Question 6

What does the Canadian Health Act define?

Answer 6

The terms and conditions that must be met by provincial insurance plans to qualify for full cash contribution from the federal government.

Question 7

What are the five conditions of the Canadian Health Act?

Answer 7

Public administration, comprehensiveness, universality, portability, and accessibility.

Question 8

Public administration requirement

Answer 8

Must be administered and operated on a non-profit basis by a public authority, designated by the province.

Question 9

Comprehensiveness requirement

Answer 9

Must insure all insured health services that are provided to insured persons by the hospital and doctors.

Question 10

Universality requirement

Answer 10

Must cover all insured health services for all insured persons under uniform terms and conditions.

Question 11

Portability requirement

Answer 11

Coverage must transfer from one province to another if a person moves.

Question 12

Accessibility requirement

Answer 12

Must provide insured health services to insured persons on uniform terms and conditions, and these services must be reasonably accessible to all insured persons.

Question 13

Insured health services

Answer 13

Hospital services, physician services, and surgical-dental services provided to insured persons, but does not include any health services that a person is entitled to and eligible for under any other Act of Parliament or under any Act of legislature of a province that related to workers’ or workmen’s compensation.

Question 14

Hospital services

Answer 14

Services provided in a hospital if they are medically necessary for the purpose of maintaining health, preventing disease or diagnosing or treating an injury, illness or disability.

Question 15

Physician services

Answer 15

Any medically required services rendered by medical practitioners.

Question 16

Surgical-dental services

Answer 16

Any medically or dentally required surgical-dental procedures performed by a dentist in a hospital, where a hospital is required for the proper performance of the procedures.