Intro to Canadas Healthcare System Flashcards
What was the evolution of healthcare?
in 18867 the dominion of Canada was created, it consisted of Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick and nova Scotia.
each province has its own?
- law making body
- lieutenant governor
- representation in government
The federal government was responsible for?
- management of quarentine
- care of indigenous populations
- establishment and maintenance of marine hospitals
the provincial government was responsible for?
- establishing. and maintaining hospitals, asylums, charities, and charitable institutions
- all other health-car-related responsibilities by default
The first medical school was established where and when?
in montreal in 1825
what volunteer organizations gave treatment to the poor?
- the order of st.johns
- Canadian red cross society
- children’s aid society
- victorian order of nurses
When and where did Canadas first hospital open?
in quebec in in 1639
Intro of health insurance
in 1957, the federal government introduced the hospital insurance and diagnostic services act, which provided federal dollars to provinces and territories willing to implement a comprehensive hospital insurance plan
Who was Tommy douglas?
“father of medicare” & premier of Saskatchewan from 1944-1961, he campaigned for affordable comprehensive hospital and medical insurance plans
what was the Medical Care act?
- implamented on july 1st, 1968
to recieve funds, provincial and territorial health plans had to meet the criteria of : - universality
- portability
- comprehensive coverage
- public administration
What was the establishing programs Financial Act (1977)?
- new funding formula to allocate money to health care and uni education
what is the Canadian Health Act?
- became a law in 1984
- governs, guides and limits our health care delivery system
- goal is to provide equal, prepaid, and accessible health care
What is the criteria of the Canadian Health Act?
- public administration
- comprehensive coverage
- universality
- portability
- accessibility
Canadian Health Act primary objective of health
- to protect, promote and restore the physical and mental well-being of residents of canada and to facile reasonable access to health services eithout financial or other barriers
what is the organization and governance of Canada’s healthcare?
- works with provinces and territories
- provides coverage for:
- members of RCMP
- Inuit / first nations communities
- veterans/military personnel
- inmates and federal penitentiaries
- residents of remote and isolated areas
