HLTH245 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Canada Health Transfer, Canada Health Act, Non-Governmental Organization
19 Jan 2017
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70% of the money used to fund the canadian health care is generated from tax revenues (f/p/t) Initially, the federal government encouraged the provincial and territorial government to remove a lot of the costs for health services by providing funding and resources. After this was implemented, p/t governments now focus more on providing subsidized dental, drug, long term and home care services to specific income and age groups. The f/p/t all come together to discuss, share and critique their ideas. In 1971, all provinces and territories had universal coverage for hospitals and physician services. Non-governmental organization also have a role on the f/p/t governments as well. The federal (f) government"s role is to provide funding and gathering statistics to improve whether the p/t policies are effective or not. Determine whether or not certain inmates, refugees, income gaps and first nations people qualify for subsidized drug insurance plans. The role of the provincial / territorial government.
