PPGC67H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Jim Flaherty, Actual Size, Palliative Care
11 Apr 2016
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The constitution assigns primary responsibility for healthcare to the provinces, as stipulated under. Section 92(7) thus the provinces decide on where hospitals will be located, how many they will need, and how much money they will pay to managing their healthcare systems. Through the provisions of the canada health act (cha) of 1984, the federal government also sets the standards that the provinces must meet in order to receive federal funding for healthcare. The central aim of the cha is to ensure that all eligible residents of canada have reasonable access to medically necessary insured services without having to pay for them out of pocket at their doctors" offices. In essence, canada"s national health insurance program is based on thirteen interlocking provincial and territorial health insurance plans, linked by the recognition and general acceptance of standards set by the federal government.
