HLTH245 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Canada Social Transfer, Canada Health Transfer, Equalization Payments
2 Dec 2017
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Chapter 6 dollars and sense of health care funding. Idea that health care is free is a common and dangerous belief; contributes to overuse of health care system and sends cost of health care soring. Cdns value health care system highly sense of pride and security. Ppl just seek the care they need, present their health card, and receive care (may have to wait a bit) They feel as if the care is free since they don"t pay at the point of service or pay a bill at the end of the month. Reality is that health care costs taxpayers billions of dollars each year. In 2008, billion ,200 for each cdn. Funded by federal, provincial, territorial, and municipal govts through a blend of personal and corporate taxes, and by workers" compensation boards. Some provinces also used revenue from sales taxes and lotteries. Health premiums (bc, on) also help fund health care not mandated by cha.
