BPK 140 Chapter 13: Chapter 14 Lecture Notes (Part One)
16 Mar 2017
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Home province (doesn"t include countries: accessibility, all insured people have reasonable access to health care facilities. The fed gov"t gives provinces money and each province decides how to use it: money comes from federal and provincial taxes. 70% of the costs are covered by the gov"t. In bc, we also pay a premium each month. Infertility treatments: cosmetic surgery, dental services, eye exams; glasses, prescription drugs, chiropractic, massage therapy, naturopathy, physical therapy. Certain private health insurance plans may cover some of the above though. Strengths and characteristics of the canadian medical care system. Welfare state which means even people who are very poor can get access to medical care. Cost: hospitals are expensive to maintain (42% of spending, physicians cost of a lot of money, resources aren"t always distributed properly, money isn"t always spent properly, equipment is expensive, rising cost of medications used in hospitals.
