HLST 1010 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Maternal Death, Plastic Surgery, Hydrotherapy
6 Apr 2013
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Tommy douglas- father of medicare, considered the greatest canadian of all time. Until the late 20th century, canada and us had similar health care. Some of the disturbing changes in the canadian health care system represent the cracks in the historical foundation of our health care system. Us and canada both originally colonies of england, so they have common heritages. Robert koch: established causal relationship between bacterial infection and disease, paved the way for development of antibiotics and vaccines to treat or prevent infections. Medicaid- federal grants to the states to reimburse doctors and hospitals that cared for medical indigents (people in need) and people on welfare: however health statistics in canada and us were very similar. Changes in health, changes in coverage (1984-2000: canada health act in 1984 widened the difference between canada and us health plans, canada"s medical care act in 1967 allowed for private billing above the. Increases in the costs of health care spending.
