HSS 2321 Lecture Notes - Lecture 33: Ginette Petitpas Taylor, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Canada Health Act
3 Apr 2018
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Canada"s national health insurance program, often referred to as medicare, is designed to ensure that all residents have reasonable access to medically necessary hospital and physician services, on a prepaid basis. Instead of having a single national plan, we have a national program that is composed of 13 interlocking provincial and territorial health insurance plans, all of which share certain common features and basic standards of coverage. Framed by the canada health act, the principles governing our health care system are symbols of the underlying. Roles and responsibilities for canada"s health care system are shared between the federal and provincial-territorial governments. Provincial and territorial governments are responsible for the management, organization and delivery of health services for their residents. Canada health act (1984) there are five main principles in the canada health act: Public administration: all administration of provincial health insurance must be carried out by a public authority on a non-profit basis.
