Business Administration - Financial Planning RFC124 Chapter Notes - Chapter 9-4: Canada Health Act, Public Administration, The Roots
5 Dec 2016
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The canada health act is canada"s federal health insurance legislation. It establishes the criteria and conditions that the provinces/territories must adhere to in order to qualify for full federal contributions under the canada health and social transfer (chst) The roots of the canada health act date back to 1947, when. Saskatchewan established the first provincial public universal hospital insurance scheme; by 1961, all 10 provinces and two territories had introduced public insurance plans. In 1984, the federal parliament unanimously passed the canada health. Act (cha), intended to ensure universal access to health care services for all eligible residents of canada, regardless of their location or income level. Public administration: the provincial/territorial health insurance plan must be administered and operated on a non-profit basis by a public authority. Comprehensiveness: must cover all medically necessary insured health services, including hospital, physician and surgical-dental, and other health care professionals, where permitted by cha.
