HS 3400 MIDTERM 100 QUESTIONS WITH 100% PASSED
ANSWERS!!
Why study health policy? - CORRECT ANSWER-You realize something is wrong with
the healthcare system and want to change it
Health policy examples - CORRECT ANSWER-Legalization of recreational cannabis,
pharmacare, mandatory vaccination, aboriginal health
Policy Processes and Policy-Making examples - CORRECT ANSWER-How are laws
introduced and passed? How do policies change? How is health governed?
Policy - CORRECT ANSWER-Broad statement of goals, objectives and means that
create the framework for activity. Often takes the form of explicit written
documents, but may also be implicit or unwritten; decisions taken by those
with responsibility for a given policy area
Public Policy - CORRECT ANSWER-Courses of action or inaction chosen by public
authorities to address a given problem; anything a government chooses to do
or not to do
Health Policy - CORRECT ANSWER-Courses of action (and inaction) that affect the
set of institutions, organizations, services and funding arrangements of the
health and health care system; policies that have to do with health, created
by health agencies organizations; can be both public and private
,Healthy Public Policy - CORRECT ANSWER-Public policies (i.e., policies outside of
the health sector) characterized by an explicit concern for health and equity
in all areas of policy and by an accountability for health impact
Program - CORRECT ANSWER-Activity that organizes or delivers a service or goods
to achieve a policy's objectives
Politics - CORRECT ANSWER-The art or science concerned with guiding or
influencing governmental policy
Laws - CORRECT ANSWER-Enact public policy
Constitutional Act, 1867 - CORRECT ANSWER-- Law passed by the British
parliament that created Canada, founded on Indigenous lands
- Specifies the responsibilities of the national (federal) government and the
provinces and territories
Federalism - CORRECT ANSWER-Divides authority among levels of government,
and intentionally restricts the powers of the central government
Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP) - CORRECT ANSWER-Government-run health
insurance plan for Ontario
Canada Health Act (1984) - CORRECT ANSWER-In order for provinces and
territories to receive full cash and tax transfers from the federal government
to fund health care, they must comply with the terms of the Canada Health
Act
, Five conditions of Canada Health Act - CORRECT ANSWER-Comprehensiveness
Universality
Accessibility
Portability
Public Administration
Comprehensiveness - CORRECT ANSWER-Provincial insurance plans must insure
(i.e., cover) all "insured health services" provided by physicians or within
hospitals
Universality - CORRECT ANSWER-Provincial insurance plans must cover 100% of
insured health services for all insured persons under uniform terms and
conditions
Portability - CORRECT ANSWER-Requires certain coverage for insured residents
when temporarily out of province, and specifies the waiting period before a
resident moving to a new province/territory is eligible for insured health
services (can't exceed 3 months)
Public Administration - CORRECT ANSWER-Provincial insurance plans must be
administered and operated on a non-profit basis by a public authority (e.g.,
OHIP - Ontario Health Insurance Plan)
Medicare - CORRECT ANSWER-All the conditions in the Canada Health Act taken
together = Universal health coverage/care
Key features of Canada Health Act - CORRECT ANSWER-- Free at the point of care
- Provision of health care based on need, not ability to pay
ANSWERS!!
Why study health policy? - CORRECT ANSWER-You realize something is wrong with
the healthcare system and want to change it
Health policy examples - CORRECT ANSWER-Legalization of recreational cannabis,
pharmacare, mandatory vaccination, aboriginal health
Policy Processes and Policy-Making examples - CORRECT ANSWER-How are laws
introduced and passed? How do policies change? How is health governed?
Policy - CORRECT ANSWER-Broad statement of goals, objectives and means that
create the framework for activity. Often takes the form of explicit written
documents, but may also be implicit or unwritten; decisions taken by those
with responsibility for a given policy area
Public Policy - CORRECT ANSWER-Courses of action or inaction chosen by public
authorities to address a given problem; anything a government chooses to do
or not to do
Health Policy - CORRECT ANSWER-Courses of action (and inaction) that affect the
set of institutions, organizations, services and funding arrangements of the
health and health care system; policies that have to do with health, created
by health agencies organizations; can be both public and private
,Healthy Public Policy - CORRECT ANSWER-Public policies (i.e., policies outside of
the health sector) characterized by an explicit concern for health and equity
in all areas of policy and by an accountability for health impact
Program - CORRECT ANSWER-Activity that organizes or delivers a service or goods
to achieve a policy's objectives
Politics - CORRECT ANSWER-The art or science concerned with guiding or
influencing governmental policy
Laws - CORRECT ANSWER-Enact public policy
Constitutional Act, 1867 - CORRECT ANSWER-- Law passed by the British
parliament that created Canada, founded on Indigenous lands
- Specifies the responsibilities of the national (federal) government and the
provinces and territories
Federalism - CORRECT ANSWER-Divides authority among levels of government,
and intentionally restricts the powers of the central government
Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP) - CORRECT ANSWER-Government-run health
insurance plan for Ontario
Canada Health Act (1984) - CORRECT ANSWER-In order for provinces and
territories to receive full cash and tax transfers from the federal government
to fund health care, they must comply with the terms of the Canada Health
Act
, Five conditions of Canada Health Act - CORRECT ANSWER-Comprehensiveness
Universality
Accessibility
Portability
Public Administration
Comprehensiveness - CORRECT ANSWER-Provincial insurance plans must insure
(i.e., cover) all "insured health services" provided by physicians or within
hospitals
Universality - CORRECT ANSWER-Provincial insurance plans must cover 100% of
insured health services for all insured persons under uniform terms and
conditions
Portability - CORRECT ANSWER-Requires certain coverage for insured residents
when temporarily out of province, and specifies the waiting period before a
resident moving to a new province/territory is eligible for insured health
services (can't exceed 3 months)
Public Administration - CORRECT ANSWER-Provincial insurance plans must be
administered and operated on a non-profit basis by a public authority (e.g.,
OHIP - Ontario Health Insurance Plan)
Medicare - CORRECT ANSWER-All the conditions in the Canada Health Act taken
together = Universal health coverage/care
Key features of Canada Health Act - CORRECT ANSWER-- Free at the point of care
- Provision of health care based on need, not ability to pay
