Chapter 2

Question 1

What is Canada’s health care system primarily funded by?

Answer 1

Publicly funded through provincial or territorial and federal taxes

Question 2

What are provincial and territorial governments responsible for?

Answer 2

Planning, financing, and delivering their own health care insurance plans

Question 3

Which law ensures that every citizen has access to health care?

Answer 3

The Canada Health Act

Question 4

What is one of the responsibilities of provincial and territorial governments regarding health care services?

Answer 4

Delivering health care services to Indigenous peoples and military personnel

Question 5

Canadians who travel to other parts of the country still maintain their provincial or territorial health care coverage. Which principle of medicare does this exemplify?

Answer 5

A. Portability

Question 6

The most pressing cause of health care reform has been:

Answer 6

D. Rising costs of providing technology, drugs, and services

Question 7

A recent trend in health care is to focus on:

Answer 7

D. Public policy that promotes health and prevents disease

Question 8

Immunization programs are an example of a:

Answer 8

B. Disease prevention program

Question 9

One major focus of home care is to:

Answer 9

B. Enable clients to remain in their own homes

Question 10

Home care services provided by support workers might include:

Answer 10

A. Vacuuming and dusting

Question 11

Which statement about Canadian home care programs is correct?

Answer 11

B. Provincial government funding is shifting to home care.

Question 12

In Canada’s provinces and territories, support services are governed by:

Answer 12

D. The provincial or territorial government