PPN 201 - Week 3 questions and answers graded
A+ updated
1. T or F: chronic diseases are
TRUE
the leading cause of death
worldwide
2. T or F: all canadians will be impact- TRUE - whether directly or indirectly
ed by a chronic disease
3. T or F: 1 in 10 people report caring FALSE - 1 in 4
for a person with a chronic illness
4. how did medicare emerge? in 1966 the medical care act was passed
canada health act was passed in 1984 which
assumed that health care was a basic human
right and NOT a privledge
5. what are the five principles "com- prehensiveness"
of the canada health act? mean? (canada health act)
6. what does the principle "pub-
lic administration" mean?
(canada health act)
7. what does the principle
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,PPN 201 - Week 3 questions and answers graded
A+ updated
public
administration
comprehensivenes
s universality
portability
accessibility
healthcare is delivered by a publicly administered
agency, and NOT for profit
there is one single funder: the government
all MEDICALLY NECESSARY health services by
physicians in hospitals are covered
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25
, PPN 201 - Week 3 questions and answers graded
A+ updated
8. what is the issue with the principle unclear what is medically necessary, which
opens the
"comprehensiveness" in the door for privatization
cana- da health act?
9. what does the principle "universal- entitles ALL permanent residents of a
province to receive
ity" mean? (canada health services regardless of where they live, how much money
act) they make, and how old they are
10. what is the issue with the principle it's untrue - someone in toronto has access
to better
"universality" in the canada health healthcare than someone in northern
ontario
act?
11. what does the principle allows for healthcare coverage across provinces
"portabili- ty" mean?
(canada health act) e.g. if I travel to BC and get sick, I can still be
covered even if I don't have a BC health card
yes, but it is very limited
12. can portability apply to
canadians travelling outside
of the country?
13. what does the principle "accessibil- residents have reasonable access to
ensures services
ity" mean? (canada health act)
14. what is the issue with the principle what does "reasonable" mean?
"accessibility" in the canada
3/
25
A+ updated
1. T or F: chronic diseases are
TRUE
the leading cause of death
worldwide
2. T or F: all canadians will be impact- TRUE - whether directly or indirectly
ed by a chronic disease
3. T or F: 1 in 10 people report caring FALSE - 1 in 4
for a person with a chronic illness
4. how did medicare emerge? in 1966 the medical care act was passed
canada health act was passed in 1984 which
assumed that health care was a basic human
right and NOT a privledge
5. what are the five principles "com- prehensiveness"
of the canada health act? mean? (canada health act)
6. what does the principle "pub-
lic administration" mean?
(canada health act)
7. what does the principle
1/
25
,PPN 201 - Week 3 questions and answers graded
A+ updated
public
administration
comprehensivenes
s universality
portability
accessibility
healthcare is delivered by a publicly administered
agency, and NOT for profit
there is one single funder: the government
all MEDICALLY NECESSARY health services by
physicians in hospitals are covered
2/
25
, PPN 201 - Week 3 questions and answers graded
A+ updated
8. what is the issue with the principle unclear what is medically necessary, which
opens the
"comprehensiveness" in the door for privatization
cana- da health act?
9. what does the principle "universal- entitles ALL permanent residents of a
province to receive
ity" mean? (canada health services regardless of where they live, how much money
act) they make, and how old they are
10. what is the issue with the principle it's untrue - someone in toronto has access
to better
"universality" in the canada health healthcare than someone in northern
ontario
act?
11. what does the principle allows for healthcare coverage across provinces
"portabili- ty" mean?
(canada health act) e.g. if I travel to BC and get sick, I can still be
covered even if I don't have a BC health card
yes, but it is very limited
12. can portability apply to
canadians travelling outside
of the country?
13. what does the principle "accessibil- residents have reasonable access to
ensures services
ity" mean? (canada health act)
14. what is the issue with the principle what does "reasonable" mean?
"accessibility" in the canada
3/
25
