Political Science 2230E Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Canada Health Act, Canada Health Transfer, Level Set
12 Mar 2018
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Section 92: in each province the legislature may exclusively make laws in relation to: (7) the establishment, maintenance, and management of hospitals, asylums, Charities, and eleemosynary institutions in and for the province, other than marine. The medical care act (1966: introduced by pearson"s liberal government contentious debate over funding. Federal-provincial fiscal arrangements and established programs (1977: permitted a combination of tax-point transfers and cash grants to create block funding rather than shared-cost funding for health. Recommended a national health policy and comprehensive health care program for three main areas: health services, health personnel, facilities and research, nancing and priorities. The canada health act (1984: conditions and criteria that provinces must follow, most important of health related legislation at the federal level, set a standard across the provinces, 5 criteria. Public administration: all administration of provincial health insurance must be carried out by a public authority on a non-pro t basis (hospitals and provinces must not be for pro t)
