KINE 1020 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Independent Community And Health Concern, Ontario Health Insurance Plan
9 Oct 2017
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Access to care: canada promises care to all citizens; no one is (cid:862)uninsured(cid:863) because of income or job medical insurance, but ca(cid:374)ada has lo(cid:374)ger wait ti(cid:373)es for a(cid:272)(cid:272)ess to (cid:272)are for a (cid:374)u(cid:373)(cid:271)er of reaso(cid:374)s: There are fewer mri and ct machines in canada per capita than in the us. Ca(cid:374)ada"s health (cid:272)are syste(cid:373) (cid:862)u(cid:374)iversal (cid:272)overage for medically necessary health care services provided on the basis of need, rather tha(cid:374) the a(cid:271)ility to pay. (cid:863) i. e. hospital and physician services. Ter(cid:373)ed (cid:862)(cid:373)edi(cid:272)are(cid:863)- a publicly funded health care system. Interlocking set of ten provinces and three territorial health insurance plans. Ohip: ohip, ontario health insurance plan, generally, to be eligible for ontario health coverage you must : Be a canadian citizen, permanent resident or among one of the newcomer to canada groups who are eligible for ohip as set out in o(cid:374)tario"s health i(cid:374)sura(cid:374)(cid:272)e a(cid:272)t ; and. Be physically present in ontario for 153 days in any 12-month period; and.
