HLST 2040 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Ontario Health Insurance Plan, Workflow, Medical Research
10 Apr 2018
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Healthcare in ontario: generally, ministry funds, lhins to pay for hospitals, ccacs, ltcs, etc, ohip to pay physicians, municipalities to pay for public health, . 8 billion this year, federal government funds medical expenses for, canadian forces, some veterans. Indigenous peoples on reserves: prisoners, healthcare is funded by the province which is responsible for setting overall direction and delivering care. Lhins: health care administration moved from provincial level to local level, allocate funds to health care providers in the region, work with providers to make decisions at local level. How do lhins spend: example from mississauga halton lhin, 2015-16 funding distribution, 3% mental health and addiction, 6% acquired brain injury, community support services, assisted living & support. Housing, community health centres: 11% community care access centre, 14% long term-care, 66% hospitals, lhins do not pay physicians, public health, ambulances or provincial networks such as.
