NFDN 1001 - UNIT 7 - CANADIAN HEALTHCARE
SYSTEM QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Medicare - Answers - part of the social safety net meant to protect vulnerable
populations (EI, social assistance, etc.)
When was Medicare established - Answers - 1960's
When was cost sharing implemented between Medicare and the provinces and
territories - Answers - 1970's
When did government enact legislation to replace cost sharing - Answers - 1977
When was the Canada Health Act enacted - Answers - 1984
Canada Health Act (CHA) - Answers - protects, promote, and restore the physical and
mental well-being of Canada and to facilitate reasonable access to health services
without financial or other barriers
What are the 5 principles the Canada Health Act was founded upon? - Answers - 1.
public administration
2. comprehensiveness
3. universality
4. portability
5. accessibility
Public Administration - CHA - Answers - - each province/territory operates on a not-for-
profit basis
- department of health
- regional health authority
Comprehensiveness - CHA - Answers - - must cover all insured services (hospital,
doctor, dentists doing surgery in a hospital)
- pharmacy, massage, physio, chiro may not be covered
Universality - CHA - Answers - - all insured residents of a province or territory are
entitled to health services
- may have a waiting period but no longer than 3 months
Portability - CHA - Answers - - coverage when moving or visiting out of province
- waiting period not longer than 3 months
Accessibility - CHA - Answers - - reasonable access to services (when and where
avaliable)
SYSTEM QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Medicare - Answers - part of the social safety net meant to protect vulnerable
populations (EI, social assistance, etc.)
When was Medicare established - Answers - 1960's
When was cost sharing implemented between Medicare and the provinces and
territories - Answers - 1970's
When did government enact legislation to replace cost sharing - Answers - 1977
When was the Canada Health Act enacted - Answers - 1984
Canada Health Act (CHA) - Answers - protects, promote, and restore the physical and
mental well-being of Canada and to facilitate reasonable access to health services
without financial or other barriers
What are the 5 principles the Canada Health Act was founded upon? - Answers - 1.
public administration
2. comprehensiveness
3. universality
4. portability
5. accessibility
Public Administration - CHA - Answers - - each province/territory operates on a not-for-
profit basis
- department of health
- regional health authority
Comprehensiveness - CHA - Answers - - must cover all insured services (hospital,
doctor, dentists doing surgery in a hospital)
- pharmacy, massage, physio, chiro may not be covered
Universality - CHA - Answers - - all insured residents of a province or territory are
entitled to health services
- may have a waiting period but no longer than 3 months
Portability - CHA - Answers - - coverage when moving or visiting out of province
- waiting period not longer than 3 months
Accessibility - CHA - Answers - - reasonable access to services (when and where
avaliable)
