POLS 2910 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Health Care In Canada, Canada Health Act, Universal Health Care
12 Dec 2018
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Pols 2910 canadian democracy in a north american context. Canadian healthcare transformation (from medicare to canadian health act) Medicare is an unofficial term that refers to the single payer, and publicly funded. In canada, the national health care system is not unified. Canadian health care system is made up of 13 territorial and provincial plans of health insurance whose role is to provide canadian citizens, certain temporary residents and permanent residents with universal health coverage (stevenson et al 67). Administration of these systems is done individually on territorial and provincial basis. However, determination and setting of guidelines is done by the federal government. They have a set of rules which dictate the way medicare is to be administered to the people. The official terminology for the system of insurance is given by the legislation of health insurance of the individual territories and provinces, and also by canada.
