HLST 1010- Midterm Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 29 pages long!)
11 Oct 2017
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System: a group or combination of interrelated, interdependent, or interacting elements forming a collective entity; a methodical or coordinated assemblage of parts. Because a system is composed of interrelated parts, if one part of the system breaks down, then usually, another part of the system is affected, or breaks down also. Public: funded by the government via tax-payers" dollars. Public dollars": money generated by taxes that is used to fund shared services and commodities (eg. roads, libraries). Private: users pay for services out of their own pocket. For profit: service providers make profits through the fees they charge for their services. Not-for-profit: service providers do not make a profit from the services they provide. 1967: national medicare introduced with the medical care act. Canada"s healthcare system is publicly-funded and privately-delivered. The government funds the healthcare system through tax dollars; hospitals and doctors work independently of the government and deliver their services privately (i. e. doctors are not employees of the state).
