HE101 - MIDTERM 1 MATERIAL | 117 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS | WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION
Why do Canadians consider their healthcare as the most successful
government program? Answer - Because it is based on equity, fairness,
compassion, dignity, and solidarity
What does the Canadian healthcare system assure? Answer - It assures that all
Canadians have reasonable access to medically necessary hospitals/services on
a pre-paid basis
Is Canadian healthcare free? Answer - Canadians pay for it through taxes
What is an increasing concern regarding Canadian healthcare? Answer -
Sustainability. How we can allow resources to still be there in the future
How did healthcare in Canada begin? Answer - In 1947 SK Premier Tommy
Douglas introduced the first single pair national health care system in
Saskatchewan.
From 1948-1955 British Columbia, Newfoundland, Alberta, and Ontario got
hospital insurance plans.
In 1957 the Hospital Insurance and Diagnostic Services Act was issued.
In 1966 the National Medical Care act was issued
What is the correlation between health care expenditures and life expectancy?
Answer - Weak positive correlation. Some OECD countries spend less on health
and have higher life expectancy
,What is the National Medical Care Act? Answer - An act issued by the federal
government where they agreed to pay around half of the medical programs
Does spending on health care continue to increase or decrease? Which medical
services do people spend the most on? Answer - Increase. In 2015, 29.5% of
health spending went to hospitals, 15.7% went to drugs and pharmacology, and
15.5% went to physicians
Why is health care spending more in the US than Canada? Answer - US has
more expensive health care due to more tests/procedures than Canada.
Canada doesn't have as many machines so we don't get tests done as quickly
What did the Canadian Health Act of 1984 state? Answer - 1. Universality - all
Canadians will have access to the same health care
2. Comprehensiveness - health plans have to ensure all services that are
medically necessary
3. Accessibility - insured persons must have reasonable access to have needs
met
4. Publicly administered on a non-profit basis - administered by public
authority
5. Portability - residents have to be covered while their temporarily absent
from the province/Canada
What are the responsibilities of the federal government? Answer - 1. Ensure
access to specific groups (e.g. First Nation and Inuit communities, RCMP, Armed
Forces)
2. Health protection - health promotion, disease, prevention, and education
3. Health Research - funding to Canadian institute for health information
, 4. Financial support - transfuse payments to provinces (the federal government
gives money for health care unconditionally)
5. Ensures health care is "portable" across Canada (health care needs will be
met no matter where you are in Canada)
What are the responsibilities of the provincial government? Answer - Planning,
managing, and delivery
What is the difference between public and private funding of the Canadian
Health Care Act? Answer - Public: financed primarily through taxation
(provincial and federal personal and corporate income tax, and medically
necessary hospital and physician services)
Private: private health insurance (employee benefits to individual premiums,
dental, vision, prescription meds, etc) and paying out-of-pocket (required if no
insurance or if insurance doesn't cover)
What is the Ontario Drug Benefit Program (ODB)? Answer - A program for
people without private insurance to get prescription drugs. It is for seniors, low
incomes, social assistance, etc
What is access to health care influenced by? Answer - - supply of providers
- supply of facilities
- person's health status
- geographical location
Which medical services are community based? Answer - - family physicians
- walk-in-clinics
- out-patient lab/x-ray/ultrasound
- emergency medical services (EMS)
ANSWERS | WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION
Why do Canadians consider their healthcare as the most successful
government program? Answer - Because it is based on equity, fairness,
compassion, dignity, and solidarity
What does the Canadian healthcare system assure? Answer - It assures that all
Canadians have reasonable access to medically necessary hospitals/services on
a pre-paid basis
Is Canadian healthcare free? Answer - Canadians pay for it through taxes
What is an increasing concern regarding Canadian healthcare? Answer -
Sustainability. How we can allow resources to still be there in the future
How did healthcare in Canada begin? Answer - In 1947 SK Premier Tommy
Douglas introduced the first single pair national health care system in
Saskatchewan.
From 1948-1955 British Columbia, Newfoundland, Alberta, and Ontario got
hospital insurance plans.
In 1957 the Hospital Insurance and Diagnostic Services Act was issued.
In 1966 the National Medical Care act was issued
What is the correlation between health care expenditures and life expectancy?
Answer - Weak positive correlation. Some OECD countries spend less on health
and have higher life expectancy
,What is the National Medical Care Act? Answer - An act issued by the federal
government where they agreed to pay around half of the medical programs
Does spending on health care continue to increase or decrease? Which medical
services do people spend the most on? Answer - Increase. In 2015, 29.5% of
health spending went to hospitals, 15.7% went to drugs and pharmacology, and
15.5% went to physicians
Why is health care spending more in the US than Canada? Answer - US has
more expensive health care due to more tests/procedures than Canada.
Canada doesn't have as many machines so we don't get tests done as quickly
What did the Canadian Health Act of 1984 state? Answer - 1. Universality - all
Canadians will have access to the same health care
2. Comprehensiveness - health plans have to ensure all services that are
medically necessary
3. Accessibility - insured persons must have reasonable access to have needs
met
4. Publicly administered on a non-profit basis - administered by public
authority
5. Portability - residents have to be covered while their temporarily absent
from the province/Canada
What are the responsibilities of the federal government? Answer - 1. Ensure
access to specific groups (e.g. First Nation and Inuit communities, RCMP, Armed
Forces)
2. Health protection - health promotion, disease, prevention, and education
3. Health Research - funding to Canadian institute for health information
, 4. Financial support - transfuse payments to provinces (the federal government
gives money for health care unconditionally)
5. Ensures health care is "portable" across Canada (health care needs will be
met no matter where you are in Canada)
What are the responsibilities of the provincial government? Answer - Planning,
managing, and delivery
What is the difference between public and private funding of the Canadian
Health Care Act? Answer - Public: financed primarily through taxation
(provincial and federal personal and corporate income tax, and medically
necessary hospital and physician services)
Private: private health insurance (employee benefits to individual premiums,
dental, vision, prescription meds, etc) and paying out-of-pocket (required if no
insurance or if insurance doesn't cover)
What is the Ontario Drug Benefit Program (ODB)? Answer - A program for
people without private insurance to get prescription drugs. It is for seniors, low
incomes, social assistance, etc
What is access to health care influenced by? Answer - - supply of providers
- supply of facilities
- person's health status
- geographical location
Which medical services are community based? Answer - - family physicians
- walk-in-clinics
- out-patient lab/x-ray/ultrasound
- emergency medical services (EMS)
