canada health act

Question 1

what is the candian health act

Answer 1

federal legislation that governs health care insurance in Canada

for publically funded healthcare insurance

Question 2

what does the health care fall under

Answer 2

provincial authority and jurisdiction

Question 3

canadas healthcare system is known as

Answer 3

MSI or medicare

Question 4

how does msi or medicare work

Answer 4

each provience or territory provides mandatory health insurance so when a person receives medical treatment it is billed to the provincial territorial health insurance plan rather than the patient

Question 5

when was the act passed

Answer 5

1984

Question 6

what are the 5 criteria

Answer 6

Comprehensiveness- all plans must cover the necessary services
Universality- who is covered 3 mnths immigrants
Portability- when they are outside their home
Public administration- must operate on a non profit basis
Assessibility- make sure that people have reasonable assess

Question 7

responsibilities of the act

Answer 7

developing national health policy

insuring that it is being complied with

Question 8

what IS MEDICARE

Answer 8

government 65 PLUS disabilities

Question 9

mediaid

Answer 9

government low income

Question 10

extra billing

Answer 10

if it is covered by the plan the doctors are not allowed to charge extra

Question 11

user charges

Answer 11

Is any fee that is billed to the patient seen as a barrier

Question 12

non insured services

Answer 12

not covered by the act

include prescription ambulance optometrist

Question 13

non insured pereson

Answer 13

RCMP
Canadian forces
prision
aborigninal peeps