chapter 2: the candian health care systerm Flashcards
canada’s health care systerm is:
Canada’s national heath insurance system (medicare) ensures that all Canadians have access to quality health care
Uses provincial or territorial and federal taxes to pay for care
provincial and territorial governments are responsible for
- provincial and territorial governments are responsible for planing, financing and delivering their own health care insurance plans.
- > > > > provincial and territorial governments fund health care services with assistance from the federal government
to receive full share of federal funding, provincial and territorial governments should meet 5 standard:
- comprehensiveness
- universality
- portability
- accessibility
- public administration
which law ensure that every citizen has access to health care?
A. The medical care act
B. the canadian health act
C. the long term care facilities act
D. the hospital insurance and diagnostic services act
the canadian health act ensures that every citizen has access to health care
the canadian health act
what is the canadian health act 1984 ?
the canadian health act is federal legislation (ddaoj luaatj lieen bang) that clarifies the type of health care services that are insured. It outlines five principles (nguyen tac):
- comprehensiveness
- universality
- portability
- accessibility
- public administration
candian who travel to other parts of the country still maintain their provincal or territorial health care coverage. which principle of mediacare does this exemplify?
- comprehensiveness
- universality
- portability
- accessibility
- public administration
Portability:
People can keep their health care coverage even if they are unemployed, change jobs, relocate between provinces and territories, or travel within Canada or abroad
what is comprehensiveness?
Comprehensiveness:
Insurance plan must pay for all medically necessary services
In hospital, all necessary drugs, supplies etc.
Outside of hospital, other necessary services
Universality:
Universality:
Every permanent resident of a province or territory is entitled (quyen`) to receive the insured health care services provided on the plan
Accessibility:
Accessibility:
regardless of their income, age, health status, gender or geographical location
Additional charges for insured services are not permitted
Public Administration:
Public Administration:
The insurance plan must be run by a public organization (authority) on a non profit basis
Must be accountable (responsible) to the citizen and the government of the province or territory
the most pressing cause of health care reform has been:
A. great depression
B. lack of accessibility
C. lack of available technology
D. rising costs of providing technology, drugs, and services.
the most pressing cause of health care reform has been rising costs of providing technology, drugs, and services.
(steadily rising cost of care)
a recent trend in health care is to focus on
A. cutting back on home care services
B. opening more hospitals in rural areas
C. cutting back on public health policies
D. public policy that promotes health and prevents disease.
a recent trend in health care is to focus on
Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
Home Care
Immunization programs are an example of a
A. medicare systerm
B disease prevention program
C home care services
B. disease prevention program
example of promote health and prevent illness:
-Immunization programs
-Prenatal and parenting classes
-Information campaigns to reduce drinking during pregnancy
one major focus of home care is to
Enable clients to remain in their own homes
-> Established partly to save money and partly as a result of technological advances (patients are sent home sooner following hospital procedures)
home care service provided by support worker might include:
A. Vacuuming and dusting
B. respiratory therapy
C. assisting the client with physiotherapy
D. assisting client with banking
Home support services
- Often provided by support workers to clients who live at home:
- Assistance with home management, ADLs, taking medications
