HLTC43H3 Lecture 7: HLTC03 LECTURE 7.docx

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2 Apr 2012

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Overview: canadian health care system, federal. Federal health care legislation- uses the spending power to support programs to insure there are national standards in care. Seeing the doc is covered: 1958 hospital and diagnostic services act. Each government is responsible for half of the services. This was to insure that each province is getting their care. Federal cost-sharing (50%) hospital and physical services with the provincial government: 1966 medical care act. Enshrined principle of public payment for private medical practice of ffs( fee for service) No coverage for other health care providers. They send the bill to government, and the government pays the bills. Let doctors have the private practice, and we will pay them for their services. At this time federal and provincial put in 50 percent each: 1977 established programs financing. Shifted from shared cost funding to block grant system. Federal transfers for health care split into two components:

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