Health Sciences 3400A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Canada Health Act, Ontario Health Insurance Plan, Public Administration

• School: Western University
• Department: Health Sciences
• Course: Health Sciences 3400A/B
• Professor: Maxwell Smith

Document Summary

In canada, healthcare services are delivered by the government/employees of the government: false, canada has a national health system, false, canada has a public (as opposed to private ) health system, false. Law passed by the british parliament that created canada, founded on indigenous lands: specifies the responsibilities of the national (federal) government and the provinces and territories. Federalism divides authority among levels of government, and intentionally restricts the powers of the central government: canada = federal government, provinces and territories = other levels of government. Federalism: canada does not, and cannot, have a national health care system because constitutional responsibility for heath care largely rests at the provincial/territorial level. Implication: who can and cannot make health policy in canada: we have 13 different health systems no 1 uniform system across the nation; do not have national health care. Funded from taxes paid by ontario residents and businesses, as well as from transfer payments by the government of canada.