Law 3101A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Canada Health Act, Homicide, List Of Rhode Island Public Transit Authority Routes
Document Summary
Canadian medical protective agency (cmpa) = organization representing physicians in legal matters. 4x increase in # lawsuits (13,000/year), 65x increase in $ (640 million). Competent and caring = meeting legal obligations. Act sets out criteria, conditions that provincial health insurance plans must meet to qualify for federal cash contribution. Does not include all health services, needs. Only insured health services = medically, dentally required. Cha provides legislative basis for federal-provincial health accords (5 criteria). Criteria = 5 pillars of medicare: public administration: Non-pro t, administered by public authority: comprehensiveness: Provincial health insurance plan must cover all insured services : universality: Uniform; every insured person entitled to all insured health services. Exclusions = prisoners, visitors, transient immigrants, canadian forces: portability: Minimum waiting period less than 3 months for eligibility: accessibility: Healthcare provided on uniform terms not impeding access to services. Payments to hospitals based on costs of insured services provided.
