HTHSCI 2RR3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Local Health Integration Network, Health Care In Canada, Canada Health Transfer
22 Sep 2018
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Role of nurses & nursing & citizens in determining health: health care financing federal social transfers. Jurisdiction: availability accessibility portability comprehensiveness universality private funding (paid for out of your own pocket or private insurance) public funding (paid for out of tax revenues) readings. Give money to sdoh not just surgery etc. Too much emphasis on tech and meds and publicity there: think someone will be able to repair us. Greatest canadian is tommy douglas govt funded health care- ca(cid:374)ada"s father of. Medicare: healthcare should cover when going to homecare or not leaving, most proud- free healthcare, provide healthcare every man woman child irrespective of financial status etc. Canada health act in motion: comprehensiveness, accessibility, public administration, portability, universality. Health system largely responsibility of provincial government within certain broad rules set by fed govt. Care increasingly being organized by region and everything has lhin local health integration network. Care in hospitals free more money spent on prescription drugs.
