HLST 2020 Lecture : Week Four Reading Summary.docx

• School: York University
• Department: Health Studies
• Course: HLST 2020
• Professor: Carolyn Steele Gray

Document Summary

Week four reading summary; financial resources and chaoulli s legacy for the future of. Canadian health care policy, submitted by: eleni theodoropoulos, student number: 212302287, submitted to: carolyn steele gray, hlst 2020 health policy: power and politics, Throughout these readings we learn that the public sector is responsible for a majority of health expenses. Overtime, major drivers of health system costs have been due to prescription drugs, hospital spending, and physician expenditures. The material covered is consistent with my prior knowledge as i already knew that the principle source of health system finance is taxation by the. I was surprised to learn that the provincial and territorial governments decide the extent of coverage/subsidization for health services beyond medicare.