HLTH273 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Canada Health Transfer, Canada Social Transfer, Ambulatory Care

• School: University of Waterloo
• Department: Health Studies
• Course: HLTH273
• Professor: n/a

Document Summary

Estimated 75% of health care service funded publically are delivered privately. Needs are studied and analyzed, proposals are made, and agreements, often referred to as accords, are signed. The federal government spends over . 6 billion annually on direct health care services- and this amount increases every year. Hospitals, drugs, and physicians are the three top health care expenditures. Provincial and territorial government expenditures account for 90% of the government. The remaining 10% is direct payments from the private sector and from insurance companies. The amount of funding is received relating to the cost of treatment and volume of people in a certain group: population-based funding: grants money based on demographics. Largest costs of hospital care: cardiovascular disease (,000/client, burns (,000/client, musculoskeletal disorders (/client) Cost of hospital services: administration and support services, nursing services, medical staff, operating room and labour & delivery units, ambulatory care and outpatient services, emergency room, diagnostic and therapeutic services, community and social services, pharmacy and medications.