HINF 265 Midterm 1 Test Questions and
All Actual Answers 2025-2026 Updated.
Direct - Answer To the individual consumer, intervention based
Indirect - Answer Environmental Health, Licensing
Facilitative - Answer Structural, legislative, policy, planning, funding, evaluation
Canada Health Act - Answer Sets out the primary objective for Canadian health care policy
Public Administration - Answer Administered on a non profit basis
Comprehensive - Answer Cover insured services provided by hospitals, physicians, and
dentists
Universality - Answer All insured are entitled to health services
Portability - Answer Residents moving from one to another province must be covered by
home province
Accessibility - Answer Residents have reasonable access
Conditions - Answer Info: provinces/territories shall provide info to the Minister of Health as
reasonably required. Recognition: provinces/territories shall recognize the federal financial
contributions towards insured and extended services
Extra Billing - Answer Billing for an insured health service rendered to an insured person by
medical practitioner or dentist. Seen as a barrier or impediment to receiving care. Discouraged,
results in mandatory deduction from federal cash transfers, determined by Minister of Health
User Charges - Answer Any charge for an insured health service other than extra billing that
is permitted by provinces/territories health insurance plan and is not payable by the plan.
Example is private room in hospital
Excluded Services - Answer Services that fall outside the definition of insured health
services. Certain services and group of persons are excluded from the definition of insured
services and insured persons
, Non Insured Health Services - Answer Provinces provide a range of programs and services
outside the health act. Provided at provinces/territories discretion, on their own
terms/conditions, vary from provinces/territories. Additional services include pharmaceuticals,
ambulance services, optometric services and products. Often target a special population group
(children, seniors, or social assistance recipients), may be partially or fully covered by
provinces/territories. Number of services not considered medically necessary (private hospital
rooms, private duty nurses, television, telephone). Examples of uninsured physician services
include telephone advice, medical certificates, testimony in court, cosmetic services.
Excluded Persons - Answer Have their own health insurance. Examples are Canadian Forces,
RCMP, prisoners, First Nations, individuals returning to Canada, refugees, workers compensation
board
Cause of Increased Health Care Spending - Answer Population growth, inflation, drug prices,
technology, services demand
Health Care Financing - Answer Public Sector: municipal/provinces/territories governments,
federal government departments (RCMP, DND), workers compensation board, social security
programs. Private Sector: private health insurance, out of pocket payments. Example for public
sector are hospital care and physician services
Cost of Treating Patients in Hospital - Answer Cost of treating disease vary accordingly to
condition (acuity increasing) and procedures used (technology drivers)
Health Care Workforce Issues - Answer Changing age profile unable to meet future demands
and workforce is reaching retirement age
Science and Technology - Answer Less invasive surgeries: decrease in open wound
procedures. Diagnostic imaging: MRI, CT, PET. E-Health: improves quality of health care. Impact:
increased spending
Barriers to Access to Care - Answer Costs, cultural differences, language barriers,
geographical distance, availability of resources
Factors that Determine Population Health - Answer Low SES, where we live, support from
friends and family, choose to eat, level of activity, gender, biology and genetics
Tertiary Care - Answer Special consultative care, usually on referral from primary or
secondary care physician
All Actual Answers 2025-2026 Updated.
Direct - Answer To the individual consumer, intervention based
Indirect - Answer Environmental Health, Licensing
Facilitative - Answer Structural, legislative, policy, planning, funding, evaluation
Canada Health Act - Answer Sets out the primary objective for Canadian health care policy
Public Administration - Answer Administered on a non profit basis
Comprehensive - Answer Cover insured services provided by hospitals, physicians, and
dentists
Universality - Answer All insured are entitled to health services
Portability - Answer Residents moving from one to another province must be covered by
home province
Accessibility - Answer Residents have reasonable access
Conditions - Answer Info: provinces/territories shall provide info to the Minister of Health as
reasonably required. Recognition: provinces/territories shall recognize the federal financial
contributions towards insured and extended services
Extra Billing - Answer Billing for an insured health service rendered to an insured person by
medical practitioner or dentist. Seen as a barrier or impediment to receiving care. Discouraged,
results in mandatory deduction from federal cash transfers, determined by Minister of Health
User Charges - Answer Any charge for an insured health service other than extra billing that
is permitted by provinces/territories health insurance plan and is not payable by the plan.
Example is private room in hospital
Excluded Services - Answer Services that fall outside the definition of insured health
services. Certain services and group of persons are excluded from the definition of insured
services and insured persons
, Non Insured Health Services - Answer Provinces provide a range of programs and services
outside the health act. Provided at provinces/territories discretion, on their own
terms/conditions, vary from provinces/territories. Additional services include pharmaceuticals,
ambulance services, optometric services and products. Often target a special population group
(children, seniors, or social assistance recipients), may be partially or fully covered by
provinces/territories. Number of services not considered medically necessary (private hospital
rooms, private duty nurses, television, telephone). Examples of uninsured physician services
include telephone advice, medical certificates, testimony in court, cosmetic services.
Excluded Persons - Answer Have their own health insurance. Examples are Canadian Forces,
RCMP, prisoners, First Nations, individuals returning to Canada, refugees, workers compensation
board
Cause of Increased Health Care Spending - Answer Population growth, inflation, drug prices,
technology, services demand
Health Care Financing - Answer Public Sector: municipal/provinces/territories governments,
federal government departments (RCMP, DND), workers compensation board, social security
programs. Private Sector: private health insurance, out of pocket payments. Example for public
sector are hospital care and physician services
Cost of Treating Patients in Hospital - Answer Cost of treating disease vary accordingly to
condition (acuity increasing) and procedures used (technology drivers)
Health Care Workforce Issues - Answer Changing age profile unable to meet future demands
and workforce is reaching retirement age
Science and Technology - Answer Less invasive surgeries: decrease in open wound
procedures. Diagnostic imaging: MRI, CT, PET. E-Health: improves quality of health care. Impact:
increased spending
Barriers to Access to Care - Answer Costs, cultural differences, language barriers,
geographical distance, availability of resources
Factors that Determine Population Health - Answer Low SES, where we live, support from
friends and family, choose to eat, level of activity, gender, biology and genetics
Tertiary Care - Answer Special consultative care, usually on referral from primary or
secondary care physician
