HE101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 25: Chronic Care, Emergency Medical Services, Health Informatics
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Death illness health perfect health. Considered by canadians as one of the most successful government programs : based on equity, fairness, compassion and dignity. Health-care very important to canadians: health-care system coninues to evolve. Because of inances, who is in power etc. Recent years, increased concern regarding sustainability: resulted in delising of certain services. In 2013 we spent billion, 3. 6% growth, ,988 per person and 11. 2% of gross domesic product (gdp: most money spent in hospital, drugs, health and physicians. In 2015 billion spent, 1. 6% growth, ,105 per person and 10. 9% gdp: tripled the money spent on health care since 1995, sill puing money towards hospitals, drugs and physicians. How it all began : 1947 saskatchewan premier tommy douglas, 1948-1955 hospital insurance plans. Bc, nfld, ab, on: 1957 hospital ins. & diagnosic services act: 1961 sk medical care ins. Act: 1966 naional medical care act. First naion and inuit communiies, rcmp and armed forces: health protecion.
