HSCI 305 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Canada Health Infoway, Canada Health Transfer, Provincial Health Services Authority
28 Nov 2017
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This lecture will provide a general overview of health care in canada: after today i hope you will be able to explain the roles and responsibilities of the. We"ll also discuss policy and policy frameworks, including the 3i framework you read about this week. We"ll conclude with a look ahead to tutorials, assignments, and readings for next week. Prescription drug regulation and safety (but not purchasing) Financing and service delivery for: eligible first nations people and inuit, armed forces and veterens, inmates in federal penitentiaries, refugees and refugees claimants. Responsibilities for: public health, health research, health data collection. Used to share costs 50/50 with provinces: non-medicare services (long-term care, drug coverage) constituted roughly. 40% of total provincial and territorial health expenditures in 2011, compared with 23% in 1975. Patented medicine prices review board: arms-length quasi-judicial body. Protects consumers by ensuring manufacturers" prices of patented medicines not.
