PPN 201 - Week 3 Exam Questions With
Correct Answers
T |or |F: |chronic |diseases |are |the |leading |cause |of |death |worldwide |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
TRUE
T |or |F: |all |canadians |will |be |impacted |by |a |chronic |disease |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-TRUE |- |
whether |directly |or |indirectly
T |or |F: |1 |in |10 |people |report |caring |for |a |person |with |a |chronic |illness |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-FALSE |- |1 |in |4
how |did |medicare |emerge? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-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
what |are |the |five |principles |of |the |canada |health |act? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-public |
administration
comprehensiveness
universality
portability
, accessibility
what |does |the |principle |"public |administration" |mean? |(canada |health |act) |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-healthcare |is |delivered |by |a |publicly |administered |agency, |and |NOT |for |profit
there |is |one |single |funder: |the |government
what |does |the |principle |"comprehensiveness" |mean? |(canada |health |act) |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-all |MEDICALLY |NECESSARY |health |services |by |physicians |in |hospitals |are |covered
what |is |the |issue |with |the |principle |"comprehensiveness" |in |the |canada |health |act? |- |CORRECT
|ANSWER✔✔-unclear |what |is |medically |necessary, |which |opens |the |door |for |privatization
what |does |the |principle |"universality" |mean? |(canada |health |act) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
entitles |ALL |permanent |residents |of |a |province |to |receive |services |regardless |of |where |they |
live, |how |much |money |they |make, |and |how |old |they |are
what |is |the |issue |with |the |principle |"universality" |in |the |canada |health |act? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-it's |untrue |- |someone |in |toronto |has |access |to |better |healthcare |than |someone |
in |northern |ontario
what |does |the |principle |"portability" |mean? |(canada |health |act) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
allows |for |healthcare |coverage |across |provinces
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
can |portability |apply |to |canadians |travelling |outside |of |the |country? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
yes, |but |it |is |very |limited
Correct Answers
T |or |F: |chronic |diseases |are |the |leading |cause |of |death |worldwide |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
TRUE
T |or |F: |all |canadians |will |be |impacted |by |a |chronic |disease |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-TRUE |- |
whether |directly |or |indirectly
T |or |F: |1 |in |10 |people |report |caring |for |a |person |with |a |chronic |illness |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-FALSE |- |1 |in |4
how |did |medicare |emerge? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-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
what |are |the |five |principles |of |the |canada |health |act? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-public |
administration
comprehensiveness
universality
portability
, accessibility
what |does |the |principle |"public |administration" |mean? |(canada |health |act) |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-healthcare |is |delivered |by |a |publicly |administered |agency, |and |NOT |for |profit
there |is |one |single |funder: |the |government
what |does |the |principle |"comprehensiveness" |mean? |(canada |health |act) |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-all |MEDICALLY |NECESSARY |health |services |by |physicians |in |hospitals |are |covered
what |is |the |issue |with |the |principle |"comprehensiveness" |in |the |canada |health |act? |- |CORRECT
|ANSWER✔✔-unclear |what |is |medically |necessary, |which |opens |the |door |for |privatization
what |does |the |principle |"universality" |mean? |(canada |health |act) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
entitles |ALL |permanent |residents |of |a |province |to |receive |services |regardless |of |where |they |
live, |how |much |money |they |make, |and |how |old |they |are
what |is |the |issue |with |the |principle |"universality" |in |the |canada |health |act? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-it's |untrue |- |someone |in |toronto |has |access |to |better |healthcare |than |someone |
in |northern |ontario
what |does |the |principle |"portability" |mean? |(canada |health |act) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
allows |for |healthcare |coverage |across |provinces
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
can |portability |apply |to |canadians |travelling |outside |of |the |country? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
yes, |but |it |is |very |limited
