Health Sciences 1002A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Canada Health Act, Public Health, Social Safety Net

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The development of national health insurance in canada. Medicare: health insurance plans are publicly funded and it is known as medicare. Indigenous healing systems earliest forms of health care in canada. 19th century variety of practitioners in competition. Legitimizes particular definitions of health, some kinds of health issues being more important than others. Articulates the commitment of the government to the health of its citizens. Insured persons: all residents, would(cid:374)"t i(cid:374)(cid:272)lude tou(cid:396)ists, Insured health services: services that are judged to be medically required by medical providers. Canada health transfer (cht: how health services are pair for, and not how they are organized, taxes from many types, federal government provides block funding to the provincial governments, per capita basis. Role of the provincial government: administer health insurance plans makes decisions about how to organize, evaluate health services, negotiate fees. First point of contact with health care system.

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