Hospital Care
What is the key difference between an insured hospital service and a service that a patient may need to pay for?
What is medically necessary?
What % of Canadians skip/ filling up prescriptions due to cost?
Cost-Related Non-Adherence: About 9% to 15% of Canadians skip or delay filling prescriptions due to cost.
Is routine dental care automatically covered by Canada's public healthcare system?
No, generally not under provincial medical insurance: The Canada Health Act primarily covers medically necessary hospital and physician services.
Why do opponents argue that expanding private clinics for non-covered or elective care fails to reduce wait times in the public system?
It creates a two-tiered healthcare system that drains medical workers (doctors and nurses) away from the public system into private clinics, worsening public staffing shortages.
Under the CHA, what must provincial health care/insurance meet to maintain federal funding?
What is Universal, Comprehensive coverage, Accessible, Portable, and Publicly administered
Why might two Canadians have very different access to prescription medications? (Name at least 3 reasons)
Coverage can depend on factors such as province, age, income, eligibility, and private insurance. (social medical view)
What is the Canadian Dental Care Plan?
A program that provides eligible residents with access to dental coverage
Which Canada Health Act principle mandates public coverage strictly for hospital and doctor care, leaving routine outpatient physiotherapy excluded from basic MSP?
Comprehensiveness. It guarantees public funding only for hospital and physician services, classifying outpatient physio as an optional supplementary service.
What is the % split of health care funding between provincial and federal governments?
What is 25% federal / 75% provincial
Why might a medication be covered under one provincial drug plan but not another in Canada?
Each province and territory has its own public drug coverage programs, with different eligibility requirements and lists of covered medications.
What are some reasons having a dentist nearby does not necessarily mean someone has good access to dental care? (2 reasons)
Because access can also depend on factors such as affordability, insurance coverage, and whether the dentist is accepting patients.
Unlike seeing a family doctor or visiting an emergency room, what primary factor determines a Canadian's access to routine adult vision care and physiotherapy?
Personal income (and private extended insurance), since basic provincial health plans do not publicly fund these supplementary health services.