NSE 112 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Old Age Security, Social Safety Net, Canada Health Act
20 May 2019
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Nse 112 week 5 notes: the canadian health care delivery system. Social safety net: canada"s network of national, provincial/territorial social programs: protect the most vulnerable, medicare provides access to hospital and physician services. Evolution of canada"s health care system: pre-confederation, emphasis on local communities and essential services, centralized care to local churches and families, poor sanitation. Confederation (1867): act gave certain powers to the federal and provincial governments, responsibility to health, education and social services was given to provinces, federal government: health care for indigenous persons, canadian forces, veteran. Social safety net expanded: first universal social programs were established + medicare, old age security, canadian pension plan, guaranteed income supplement, 1957: hospital insurance and diagnostic services act, provided federal funds for provinces that established universal health insurance. Setting and administering national principles or standards for the health care system through the act: financing provincial health care through money transfers, health protection, disease prevention, health promotion.
