Lecture 1 Flashcards
Definition: Health
state of physical, mental, and Social well being. Not just absence of illness, disease or injury
Definition: Health care
All the activities that focus on promotion, maintenance and restoring health
Definition: Health Care system
The Orgained plan of health services. Health care plan used to provide health care to a population, financed by government or private company, or both
Elements of health care system (4)
Cost, quality, access, innovation
Medicare
Canada’s national health care system at insurance program. Provides residents with universal, Comprehensive Coverage for medically necessary hospita I and physician services
Canada Health Act
All insured residents have access to services without copayments or user fees, although services are usually from private provides
Principles of Health Canada Act(5)
public Administration, comprehensiveness, Universality, Portability, Accessibility
tow health care services delivered(3)
Primary services, Secondary services, Additional services
Role of federal government(4)
setting and administering national principals for systems under Health Act , financial support to provinces and territories, health programs for disease, Health protection(food and drug regulations)
Role of province/territory(3)
Administering and delivering. most health care services, planning, paying and evaluating hospital Care, physician care, and prescriptions in hospitals, negotiating health professionals fee schedules
Health care Spending
hospital care, pharmaceuticals, primary care
who pays for health services?
public, private(pocket, insurance), provincial territorial governments, other public sector
USA Medicare
Ages 65+, young with disability, those with latestage kidney disease/failure
USA medicaide
low income/ resource individuals and families varies by state
USA CHIP
insurance for children of working familie s, low to no cost Community primary care
