Final exam review Flashcards
What is a health care guarantee?
A promise that everyone will have access to needed health care services.
What are some pros of privatizing health care?
Efficiency, innovation, and reduced government spending.
What are some cons of privatizing health care?
Increased inequality, higher costs for patients, and potential for lower quality.
How does the Mazankowski report differ from the Romanow report?
Mazankowski supports more privatization, while Romanow favors a public health care system.
What is capitation?
A payment model where healthcare providers are paid a set amount per patient, regardless of services provided.
How does ideology affect health care reform in Canada?
Ideology shapes opinions on privatization vs. public health care and government involvement.
Compare and contrast the Mazankowski, Kirby, and Romanow reports.
Mazankowski: Focus on privatization.
Kirby: Calls for more privatization and less government control.
Romanow: Advocates for a public, universal health care system.
What is a Medical savings accounts?
Medical savings accounts: Allows people to save for health care expenses in a tax-free account.
How has federal funding of health care changed over 70 years?
Over time, the federal contribution to health care has fluctuated and decreased.
What is the difference between a “status” and “non-status” Indian?
Status Indians are recognized by the government under the Indian Act; non-status Indians are not.
What was the purpose of residential schools?
To assimilate Indigenous children into European culture and suppress their traditions.
What is the Non-Insured Health Benefit (NIHB)?
A program that provides health benefits to First Nations and Inuit peoples not covered by other programs.
Who was Jorden River Anderson?
A child whose case led to the creation of the Jordan’s Principle, ensuring equitable access to health care for Indigenous children.
Who are the Inuit?
Indigenous peoples primarily living in the Arctic regions of Canada.
How do Indigenous people in Canada access healthcare?
Through federal, provincial, and territorial systems, but access is often limited.
List 5 contemporary challenges Indigenous peoples face in accessing health care.
Geographic isolation, racism, lack of culturally appropriate care, inadequate services, and lack of funding.
Responses to anti-Indigenous racism in health care.
Programs and policies addressing racism and promoting cultural safety in health care.
What is cultural safety?
A health care approach that ensures services are respectful and inclusive of Indigenous cultures.
Discuss colonialism in Canada.
Colonialism harmed Indigenous peoples through policies like the Indian Act and residential schools.
Barriers Indigenous people face in accessing health care.
Geographic isolation, discrimination, and cultural insensitivity.
What is Medicare in the U.S.?
A federal program providing health insurance to people over 65 and certain younger individuals with disabilities.
Why did insurance companies support the Affordable Care Act?
It expanded the market for insurance by requiring everyone to have coverage.
Name three countries with a Bismarckian health care model.
Germany, France, Japan.
What is a “managed care” plan in the U.S.?
A system where insurance companies manage the cost, quality, and access to health care.
