Chapter 16 Flashcards
In the 1990’s as a part of it’s deficit reduction strategy the federal government cut its health transfers from 50-50 to what?
35-65
15-85
20-80
45-55
15-85
What percentage of canadians in a 2005 poll thought health care should receive the greatest attention from the countries leaders
78%
85%
63%
59%
63%
percent of canadians who believed that education and the economy respectively should be the main concern of Canadian Leaders
20% <10%
20% 30%
15% <10%
30% <10%
20% <10%
What percent of Canadians were satisfied with the care they received in the last 12 months
75%
50%
25%
85%
85%
What gender report being very satisfied with their health care?
women
What percent of Canadians do not have difficulties accessing the health car system?
92%
84%
47%
66%
84%
3 common challenges of accessing health care`
long wait times in office
too long to receive an appointment
problem contacting physicians
What percent of people have to wait longer than 3 months for elective or non-emergency surgeries?
10%
20%
30%
40%
20%
4 adaption of health care system
- health care is only one component
- promotion and prevention (community-based model)
- coordination of health-care workforces
- reduced wait times
What is the total health ecpendenture in Canada expected to be in 2015
$219.1 billion
$169.5 billion
$124.3 billion
$269.5 billion
$219.1 billion
The Canada Health Act was informally known as
Canada care
Medicare
OHIP
Health plan
Medicare
Why is the health care system referred to as a “national” health insurance system.
linked through adherence to national principles set by federal government
Is dental care, vision care, and counseling covered by national health care?
nope
What mindset should we have when approaching advertisements such as “0 trans fat”
buyer beware mentality
define spontaneous remission and how it could be used to scam people
disappearance of symptoms without any apparent cause or treatment
some may advertise drugs as a “cure” when actually it can be chalked up to spontaneous remission