BPK 140 Chapter Notes - Chapter 14: Health Care In Canada, Medical Services Plan Of British Columbia, Doctors Of Bc
15 Mar 2016
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Overview: central feature of canadian model is the noion of a welfare state in which federal and provincial government are in charge of health care in order to assure all canadians have access to quality. The dignity of human person as an individual and social being. Accountability: these values were found to be strong, in that they sustain a focus on the common good. Guiding principles: health care delivery scheme with which the federal government was involved should have the following ive features. System should apply to all residents, new immigrants may have to wait. Health care coverage should be transferrable between provinces. All canadians should have equal access to health case without barriers. Government administraion of health care by agencies of various provincial government disinguishes the canadian system from a system in which health care is administered by private paries, such as insurance companies, Graduate from an accredited medical school which normally takes 4 yrs.
