NSE 112 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Canada Health Act, Old Age Security, Occupational Safety And Health
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Week 5 the candian helath care delivery system. Social safety net is need to protect the most vulnerable. A key component of canada"s social safety net is medicare: set of 10 provincial and 3 territorial insurance schemes that provide access to hospital and physician services. Emphasis was on local communities and essential services. Led to crowded living conditions, poor housing, poor sanitation, increased disease. Patients who could not pay for health care depended on charity. 1916: federal government gives municipalities ability to use tax dollars to pay for physicians. 1940s: provinces inspired to create a prepaid medical and hospitalization insurance plan. Old age security, canadian pension plan, guaranteed income supplement. By 1961, all provinces & territories were providing coverage for inpatient hospital care. By 1972, all provincial & territorial insurance plans extended coverage to include medical services provided outside hospitals. 1977: federal government began block transfers to funds, resulting in decreased contributions.
