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1. What extended health care ser- - Intermediate care in nursing homes
vices are insured under the Canada - Adult residential care services
Health Act? - Home care services
- Services provided in ambulatory care centres
2. The Canada Health Act would pro- c) Home care nursing
hibit user charges over all expect
the following: The legislation prohibiting user charges and extra
a) Hospital use billing does not apply to extended health care service
b) Visiting a family doctor (intermediate care in nursing homes, adult residential
c) Home care nursing care services, home services, and the services provided
d) Emergency surgery in ambulatory care centres.
Some jurisdictions, for example, will provide a certain
number of home care hours per week. Once the limit is
reached, the patient must pay a home care agency for
additional care.
3. 1986: response to Canada Health - physicians participated in 25-day strike in opposition
Act to Canada Health Act: stated key issue was not money
but professional freedom
Same year: Canadian Medical Association said it violat-
ed the Constitution Act. Case went to supreme court but
did not proceed
4. Extra-Mural Program New Brunswick was one of the first jurisdictions to
predict the problems related to funding shortfalls, cut-
backs, population changes and increased need for
hospital beds.
5 years before CHA passed:
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Extra-Mural Program or "hospital without walls" fo-
cused on shortening hospital stays and providing the
appropriate care and support to meet health needs in
home and community settings
5. Lead to the recommendation of In 2006, the Senate Standing Committee on Social
the creation of the Canadian Men- Affairs, Science and technology completed a Cana-
tal Health Commission (supported da-wide study on mental health and illness
by all jurisdictions except Quebec)
6. Purpose: To provide strategic ad- The Mazakowski Report: A Framework for Reform
vice to the premier on the preser- (2001)
vation and future enhancement of
quality health services for Alber- Commissioned by former Alberta premier Ralph Klein
tans in August 2000 and chaired by Donald Mazankowki,
former Cabinet member of the Mulroney government
7. - Recommended, after review, Mazankoski Report
delisting selected services current-
ly covered under the provincial
plan
- Recommended the implemen-
tation of province-wide electron-
ic health records and electronic
health cards
- Suggested that taxes be used as
a source of increased revenue and
that Albertans pay higher health
premiums (not well-received)
8.
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Significant Outcomes: The By 2003 Alberta had implemented a province-wide
Mazankoski Report electronic health record initiative, becoming the first
Canadian province to do so
9. Purpose: To examine the state of The Kirby Report: The Health of Canadians--The Federal
the Canadian health care system Role (2002)
and the role of the Federal Govern-
ment in it
10. - Felt the health care system was the Kirby Report
unsustainable with existing levels
of funding
11. Significant outcomes: kirby report The report was not as widely accepted as the Romanow
Report. However, Ontario did adopt payment premi-
ums for health care
12. Purpose: To present recommen- The Romanow Report: Building on Values: The Future
dations to ensure the survival of of Health Care in Canada (2002)
Canada's health care system and
to consider health promotion and
disease prevention initiatives
13. About Medicare (Government of Medicare is a term that refers to Canada's publicly
Canada) funded health care system.
Instead of having a single national plan, we have 13
provincial and territorial health care insurance plans.
Under this system, all Canadian residents have reason-
able access to medically necessary hospital and physi-
cian services without paying out-of-pocket.
, NURS3001 Midterm
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_c5o5oz
Roles and Responsibilities for health care services are
shared between provincial and territorial governments
and the federal government.
The provincial and territorial governments are respon-
sible for the management, organization and delivery of
health care services for residents.
14. Under medicare, the federal gov- Federal government is responsible for:
ernment is responsible for:
- setting and administering national standards for the
health care system through the Canada Health Act
- providing funding support for provincial and territor-
ial health care services
- supporting the delivery for health care services to
specific groups
- providing other health related functions (regulating
food, pesticides, pharmaceuticals)
15. The government also provides tax The government also provides tax support for
support for health-related costs: health-related costs:
tax credits for:
- disability
- medical expenses
- caregivers and disabled dependents
Tax rebates to public institutions for health services
Deductions for private health insurance premiums for
the self-employed
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_c5o5oz
1. What extended health care ser- - Intermediate care in nursing homes
vices are insured under the Canada - Adult residential care services
Health Act? - Home care services
- Services provided in ambulatory care centres
2. The Canada Health Act would pro- c) Home care nursing
hibit user charges over all expect
the following: The legislation prohibiting user charges and extra
a) Hospital use billing does not apply to extended health care service
b) Visiting a family doctor (intermediate care in nursing homes, adult residential
c) Home care nursing care services, home services, and the services provided
d) Emergency surgery in ambulatory care centres.
Some jurisdictions, for example, will provide a certain
number of home care hours per week. Once the limit is
reached, the patient must pay a home care agency for
additional care.
3. 1986: response to Canada Health - physicians participated in 25-day strike in opposition
Act to Canada Health Act: stated key issue was not money
but professional freedom
Same year: Canadian Medical Association said it violat-
ed the Constitution Act. Case went to supreme court but
did not proceed
4. Extra-Mural Program New Brunswick was one of the first jurisdictions to
predict the problems related to funding shortfalls, cut-
backs, population changes and increased need for
hospital beds.
5 years before CHA passed:
, NURS3001 Midterm
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_c5o5oz
Extra-Mural Program or "hospital without walls" fo-
cused on shortening hospital stays and providing the
appropriate care and support to meet health needs in
home and community settings
5. Lead to the recommendation of In 2006, the Senate Standing Committee on Social
the creation of the Canadian Men- Affairs, Science and technology completed a Cana-
tal Health Commission (supported da-wide study on mental health and illness
by all jurisdictions except Quebec)
6. Purpose: To provide strategic ad- The Mazakowski Report: A Framework for Reform
vice to the premier on the preser- (2001)
vation and future enhancement of
quality health services for Alber- Commissioned by former Alberta premier Ralph Klein
tans in August 2000 and chaired by Donald Mazankowki,
former Cabinet member of the Mulroney government
7. - Recommended, after review, Mazankoski Report
delisting selected services current-
ly covered under the provincial
plan
- Recommended the implemen-
tation of province-wide electron-
ic health records and electronic
health cards
- Suggested that taxes be used as
a source of increased revenue and
that Albertans pay higher health
premiums (not well-received)
8.
, NURS3001 Midterm
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_c5o5oz
Significant Outcomes: The By 2003 Alberta had implemented a province-wide
Mazankoski Report electronic health record initiative, becoming the first
Canadian province to do so
9. Purpose: To examine the state of The Kirby Report: The Health of Canadians--The Federal
the Canadian health care system Role (2002)
and the role of the Federal Govern-
ment in it
10. - Felt the health care system was the Kirby Report
unsustainable with existing levels
of funding
11. Significant outcomes: kirby report The report was not as widely accepted as the Romanow
Report. However, Ontario did adopt payment premi-
ums for health care
12. Purpose: To present recommen- The Romanow Report: Building on Values: The Future
dations to ensure the survival of of Health Care in Canada (2002)
Canada's health care system and
to consider health promotion and
disease prevention initiatives
13. About Medicare (Government of Medicare is a term that refers to Canada's publicly
Canada) funded health care system.
Instead of having a single national plan, we have 13
provincial and territorial health care insurance plans.
Under this system, all Canadian residents have reason-
able access to medically necessary hospital and physi-
cian services without paying out-of-pocket.
, NURS3001 Midterm
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_c5o5oz
Roles and Responsibilities for health care services are
shared between provincial and territorial governments
and the federal government.
The provincial and territorial governments are respon-
sible for the management, organization and delivery of
health care services for residents.
14. Under medicare, the federal gov- Federal government is responsible for:
ernment is responsible for:
- setting and administering national standards for the
health care system through the Canada Health Act
- providing funding support for provincial and territor-
ial health care services
- supporting the delivery for health care services to
specific groups
- providing other health related functions (regulating
food, pesticides, pharmaceuticals)
15. The government also provides tax The government also provides tax support for
support for health-related costs: health-related costs:
tax credits for:
- disability
- medical expenses
- caregivers and disabled dependents
Tax rebates to public institutions for health services
Deductions for private health insurance premiums for
the self-employed
