(9) health care in Canada Flashcards
What was early health care like?
It was provided on a casual biases, it was provided in home by people who you payed for services and for the indigenous they used traditional medications.
Who was Tommy Douglas?
Advocate for universal health care in saskatchewan, he said that access to health care should be based on need NOT income.
He laid the foundations for universal health care.
What was happening the in the second half of the 19th century?
provinces were responsible for development of policies and health care provisions, access was limited and based on whether or not an individual could pay up.
What happened in 1944?
Saskatchewan was the first Canadian province to establish province-wide public hospital insurance.
What happened in 1956?
Canadian federal government offered 50-50 cost sharing plan to provinces.
What happened in 1958?
all provinces had introduced universal hospital coverage.
What happened in 1964?
HALL REPORT reinforced the need for universal health care coverage of non-hospital based health care.
What happened in 1972?
Universal health care coverage was reached!!
What were the 5 principles for provinces to get full coverage ?
universal coverage, comprehensiveness of services, portability of benefits, public administration and uniform terms and conditions giving equal access.
