HLTH273 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Canada Pension Plan, Canada Health Act, Health Care

• School: University of Waterloo
• Department: Health Studies
• Course: HLTH273
• Professor: n/a

Document Summary

Hlth 245 midterm notes chapter 5 provincial and territorial governments. Canada does not have a national health insurance plan: 13 separate insurance programs run by 10 provinces and 3 territories. Provinces and territories maintain the bulk of the responsibility for health care: promoting good health, preventive care, health maintenance and the diagnosis and treatment of health problems. The canada health act is not concerned with the specifics of public or private health care delivert and does not address coverage of diagnostic services such as positron emission tomography, mris and ct scans. Ministry under each province/territory assigned to manage health care. Each ministry is headed by an elected member of parliament appointed by the premier to the position, minister of health (moh) The moh has numerous organizations within the ministry reporting to him/her. These organizations provide leadership, direction and support to service delivery partners such as regional health authorities, physicians and other health care professionals.