KP231 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Health Care In Canada, Canada Health Act, National Health Insurance
17 Jan 2018
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Kp231 lecture topic 9: total health care spending = billion (approx. ,000 per canadian: varies by province = bc is the highest, seniors consume 45%, but make up only 14. 5% of population. Ca(cid:374)ada(cid:859)s health care system: publicly financed, privately delivered, called (cid:858)medicare(cid:859, access to universal, comprehensive coverage for medically necessary hospital, in-patient and out-patient physician services. How does the system work: relies extensively on primary care physicians/primary health care services. Initial contact: control access to specialists, diagnostic testing, hospital admissions, prescription drug therapy, most doctors are private practitioners, fee for service. Supplementary health services: largely privately-financed, may be dependent on income or ability to pay, private insurance or employment-based group insurance plan, offset some portion of expenses. Funding: financed primarily through taxation, provincial and federal personal & corporate income taxes, some provinces use ancillary funding methods which are nominally targeted for health care minor role, sales taxes, payroll levies, lottery proceeds.
