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Chapter 2: The Canadian Health Care System
Wilk: Sorrentino’s Canadian Textbook for the Support Worker, Fifth Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Medicare, Canada’s national health insurance system, is best described as:
a. A publicly funded health care system
b. An insurance plan run by a public organization
c. An interlocking set of health insurance plans, with the federal government and the
10 provincial and three territorial governments sharing responsibilities within
Canada’s health care system
d. Health care coverage for all, even the unemployed
ANS: C
Feedback
A Incorrect. Although medicare is publicly funded, this statement is not a
complete description of medicare.
B Incorrect. Medicare is an interlocking set of health insurance plans.
C Correct. This is the most complete description of medicare in Canada.
D Incorrect. Although true, this statement covers only one of the five principles of
medicare and therefore does not provide a complete description of medicare.
PTS: 1 DIF: Understanding
REF: Canada’s Current Health Care System
OBJ: 1: Describe medicare and how it has evolved.
2. Comprehensiveness is a principle of the Canada Health Act. Which statement about this
principle is correct?
a. Residents must comprehend the principle.
b. Residents get coverage only in their home province.
c. All necessary health care services must be insured.
d. Only some health care services are insured.
ANS: C
Feedback
A Incorrect. The principle of comprehensiveness does not pertain to residents’
understanding.
B Incorrect. This statement does not describe comprehensiveness. Residents will
get coverage if they move or travel to other provinces, as per the principle of
portability.
C Correct. This principle correctly describes comprehensiveness, which means
that all necessary health services, including hospitalization and access to
physicians and surgical dentists, must be insured.
D Incorrect. This principle of comprehensiveness states that all medically
necessary health care services are to be insured.
PTS: 1 DIF: Understanding REF: The Principles of Medicare
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OBJ: 3: Summarize the principles of medicare described in the Canada Health Act.
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3. Which statement #1 summarizes
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of Canada’s health care system?
a. The Great Depression in the 1930s had a dramatic effect on Canada’s health care
system.
b. The hardships of the Great Depression inspired Canadians to create a prepaid
medical and hospitalization insurance plan.
c. In 1972, all provinces and territories had extended their insurance plans to also
cover medical services provided outside hospitals.
d. The hardships of the Great Depression in the 1930s inspired Premier Tommy
Douglas of Saskatchewan to introduce a public insurance plan in 1947 that would
th t f h it l i B 1972 ll i d t it i h d
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OBJ: 3: Summarize the principles of medicare described in the Canada Health Act.
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3. Which statement #1 summarizes
most accurately NURSING the TEST BANK
evolution WEBSITE
of Canada’s health care system?
a. The Great Depression in the 1930s had a dramatic effect on Canada’s health care
system.
b. The hardships of the Great Depression inspired Canadians to create a prepaid
medical and hospitalization insurance plan.
c. In 1972, all provinces and territories had extended their insurance plans to also
cover medical services provided outside hospitals.
d. The hardships of the Great Depression in the 1930s inspired Premier Tommy
Douglas of Saskatchewan to introduce a public insurance plan in 1947 that would
cover the costs of hospital services. By 1972, all provinces and territories had
extended their insurance plans to also cover medical services provided outside of
hospitals, giving all permanent residents free access to the same quality of hospital
and medical care regardless of their personal status.
ANS: D
Feedback
A Incorrect. This does not summarize the story of the evolution of Canada’s health
care system.
B Incorrect. While this statement is true, it describes only the start of the evolution
of Canada’s health care system.
C Incorrect. This statement tells only the latter part of the story.
D Correct. This statement best describes the evolution of Canada’s health care
system.
PTS: 1 DIF: Understanding
REF: The Evolution of Canada’s Health Care System
OBJ: 1: Describe medicare and how it has evolved.
4. To receive their full share of funding for health care, provincial and territorial medical plans
must meet five criteria that are provided in the federal government’s Canada Health Act.
What is the specific role of the federal government in relation to this process?
a. Transferring tax money to the provinces and territories to share the cost of
medically necessary health care services
b. Developing and implementing government policies and programs that promote
health and prevent disease
c. Administering the Canada Health Act and providing provincial/territorial funding
d. Prohibiting service providers from billing clients extra charges and user fees and
ensuring that all provinces and territories provide the same quality and type of care
ANS: C
Feedback
A Incorrect. Although this is one of the roles of the federal government, this is not
the role that is specific to the statement in the question.
B Incorrect. The federal government does develop policies that promote health and
prevent disease, but this is not its specific role in relation to the question.
C Correct. It is the federal government’s role to administer the Canada Health Act
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and provide provincial/territorial funding in order for provincial and territorial
medical plans to receive their full share of federal funding.
D
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Incorrect. Although this is one of the roles that must be fulfilled by government,
this is not the role that is specific to the statement in the question. Furthermore,
this role does not belong to the provincial and territorial governments but
instead belongs to the federal government.
PTS: 1 DIF: Understanding
REF: The Federal Role in Health Care
OBJ: 2: Identify the federal, provincial, and territorial roles in the Canadian health care system.
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Chapter 2: The Canadian Health Care System
Wilk: Sorrentino’s Canadian Textbook for the Support Worker, Fifth Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Medicare, Canada’s national health insurance system, is best described as:
a. A publicly funded health care system
b. An insurance plan run by a public organization
c. An interlocking set of health insurance plans, with the federal government and the
10 provincial and three territorial governments sharing responsibilities within
Canada’s health care system
d. Health care coverage for all, even the unemployed
ANS: C
Feedback
A Incorrect. Although medicare is publicly funded, this statement is not a
complete description of medicare.
B Incorrect. Medicare is an interlocking set of health insurance plans.
C Correct. This is the most complete description of medicare in Canada.
D Incorrect. Although true, this statement covers only one of the five principles of
medicare and therefore does not provide a complete description of medicare.
PTS: 1 DIF: Understanding
REF: Canada’s Current Health Care System
OBJ: 1: Describe medicare and how it has evolved.
2. Comprehensiveness is a principle of the Canada Health Act. Which statement about this
principle is correct?
a. Residents must comprehend the principle.
b. Residents get coverage only in their home province.
c. All necessary health care services must be insured.
d. Only some health care services are insured.
ANS: C
Feedback
A Incorrect. The principle of comprehensiveness does not pertain to residents’
understanding.
B Incorrect. This statement does not describe comprehensiveness. Residents will
get coverage if they move or travel to other provinces, as per the principle of
portability.
C Correct. This principle correctly describes comprehensiveness, which means
that all necessary health services, including hospitalization and access to
physicians and surgical dentists, must be insured.
D Incorrect. This principle of comprehensiveness states that all medically
necessary health care services are to be insured.
PTS: 1 DIF: Understanding REF: The Principles of Medicare
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OBJ: 3: Summarize the principles of medicare described in the Canada Health Act.
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3. Which statement #1 summarizes
most accurately NURSING the TEST BANK
evolution WEBSITE
of Canada’s health care system?
a. The Great Depression in the 1930s had a dramatic effect on Canada’s health care
system.
b. The hardships of the Great Depression inspired Canadians to create a prepaid
medical and hospitalization insurance plan.
c. In 1972, all provinces and territories had extended their insurance plans to also
cover medical services provided outside hospitals.
d. The hardships of the Great Depression in the 1930s inspired Premier Tommy
Douglas of Saskatchewan to introduce a public insurance plan in 1947 that would
th t f h it l i B 1972 ll i d t it i h d
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OBJ: 3: Summarize the principles of medicare described in the Canada Health Act.
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3. Which statement #1 summarizes
most accurately NURSING the TEST BANK
evolution WEBSITE
of Canada’s health care system?
a. The Great Depression in the 1930s had a dramatic effect on Canada’s health care
system.
b. The hardships of the Great Depression inspired Canadians to create a prepaid
medical and hospitalization insurance plan.
c. In 1972, all provinces and territories had extended their insurance plans to also
cover medical services provided outside hospitals.
d. The hardships of the Great Depression in the 1930s inspired Premier Tommy
Douglas of Saskatchewan to introduce a public insurance plan in 1947 that would
cover the costs of hospital services. By 1972, all provinces and territories had
extended their insurance plans to also cover medical services provided outside of
hospitals, giving all permanent residents free access to the same quality of hospital
and medical care regardless of their personal status.
ANS: D
Feedback
A Incorrect. This does not summarize the story of the evolution of Canada’s health
care system.
B Incorrect. While this statement is true, it describes only the start of the evolution
of Canada’s health care system.
C Incorrect. This statement tells only the latter part of the story.
D Correct. This statement best describes the evolution of Canada’s health care
system.
PTS: 1 DIF: Understanding
REF: The Evolution of Canada’s Health Care System
OBJ: 1: Describe medicare and how it has evolved.
4. To receive their full share of funding for health care, provincial and territorial medical plans
must meet five criteria that are provided in the federal government’s Canada Health Act.
What is the specific role of the federal government in relation to this process?
a. Transferring tax money to the provinces and territories to share the cost of
medically necessary health care services
b. Developing and implementing government policies and programs that promote
health and prevent disease
c. Administering the Canada Health Act and providing provincial/territorial funding
d. Prohibiting service providers from billing clients extra charges and user fees and
ensuring that all provinces and territories provide the same quality and type of care
ANS: C
Feedback
A Incorrect. Although this is one of the roles of the federal government, this is not
the role that is specific to the statement in the question.
B Incorrect. The federal government does develop policies that promote health and
prevent disease, but this is not its specific role in relation to the question.
C Correct. It is the federal government’s role to administer the Canada Health Act
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and provide provincial/territorial funding in order for provincial and territorial
medical plans to receive their full share of federal funding.
D
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Incorrect. Although this is one of the roles that must be fulfilled by government,
this is not the role that is specific to the statement in the question. Furthermore,
this role does not belong to the provincial and territorial governments but
instead belongs to the federal government.
PTS: 1 DIF: Understanding
REF: The Federal Role in Health Care
OBJ: 2: Identify the federal, provincial, and territorial roles in the Canadian health care system.
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