HLTH 305 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Canada Health Act, Cooperative Federalism, Public Administration
17 Jan 2018
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Insured health care services as under authority of 10 provincial and three territorial systems each has distinct legislation on hospitals and medical care: public administration: Each provincial government is the single-payer money flows into their publicly insured health care system; provinces must put administrative systems into place. Canada works through an arrangement that allows for public payment, but services are rendered by entities (hospitals, health care establishments, physicians) that are(cid:374)"t (cid:374)e(cid:272)essaril(cid:455) o(cid:449)(cid:374)/e(cid:373)plo(cid:455)ed (cid:271)(cid:455) the state. Hospitals are seen as public, as operating revenues come from the provincial/territorial health departments. Budgets allocated on basis of past spending, current needs, and future forecasts, not on performance, quality or patient satisfaction: comprehensive coverage of services. Cha stipulates all medically necessary services should be covered by provincial plans. Raise questions on the scope of government coverage. Variation across provinces can have consequences: universal eligibility.
