Week 3 Notes

Question 1

Health care was the responsibility of the…

Answer 1

provinces

Question 2

Four funding criteria of the Medical Care Act (1966)

Answer 2

1. universality
2. comprehensiveness (all necessary medical services)
3. public administration (non-profit)
4. portability (each province recognized the others coverage)

Question 3

Canada Health Care Act

was established in …

Answer 3

1984

Question 4

In addition to the 4 criteria of the medical care act, the canada health care act added which fifth criteria?

Answer 4

Accessibility

** no limits of services and no additional charges to patients

Question 5

What is the Key message of the Canada Health Care act?

Answer 5

Health care is a RIGHT not a privilege

Question 6

What is the Public versus Private health care debate?

Answer 6

“Should Canada shore up universal health care or should we make private health care allowable and more readily available?”

Question 7

What are some defenses to public health care?

Answer 7

1. it is unconstitutional
2. decreased quality of care because focus is on profit making
3. may create a shortage of doctors in the public system

Question 8

What are some defenses to private health care?

Answer 8

1. people should have the right to pay for health care when wait times are long
2. more public health care for those who need it
3. canada needs SOME privatization in order to respond to problems in the system
4. private health care already exits in canada