Canada Health Act 1984

Some Ontarians are not covered for prescription drugs and they have no private insurance.

They result in differential access to drugs depending on where people live.

There is differential access to healthcare services depending on where one resides.

<p>One's ability to pay and private insurance plans provided through employment have made for a more complex array of entitlements and benefits.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Differential access to healthcare services and coverage for high cost chronic diseases.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>extra-billing</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Doctors could only bill for things covered by the provincial/territorial schedule.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It would mean Canada would have a two-tiered health care system.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It would remove cost and strain from the public system.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It would strip resources from an already exhausted public system.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>That which would have been paid by the province for similar services rendered</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Socio economics, education, geography, gender, sexual orientation, immigration status, and culture</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Abortion and reproductive health</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Abortion and fertility treatment</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>No</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The role of law in the rise and fall of Canadian Medicare is discussed in Chapter 3 of the book 'Canadian Health Law and Policy.'</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Some parents are leaving Ontario because of frustrations with its autism program, as mentioned in an article by The Canadian Press.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The article 'Medical Necessity and the Public Funding of In Vitro Fertilization in Ontario' focuses on the public funding of in vitro fertilization.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The Canadian Journal of Political Commission on the Future of Health Care in Canada discusses who decides what is medically necessary.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The coverage of fertility treatment offered by Canada's provinces and territories is discussed in an article by The Canadian Press.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The public funding of in vitro fertilization in Ontario</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Varies by province and territory</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Limited coverage resulting in unequal access to treatments</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Created barriers for certain groups to access treatments</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It required provinces and territories to abolish user charges for infertility treatments</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It has created disparities in access based on income and location</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Reasonable compensation for all insured health services</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Socioeconomic status</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Differences in how each province/territory defines medically necessary services</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It limits the availability of fertility treatment to certain provinces/territories</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It provides coverage for all types of fertility treatments without any restrictions</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Variations in how each province/territory defines medically necessary services</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The unequal accessibility of fertility treatments across different provinces and territories</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The unequal access to fertility treatments based on geographical location</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The limited coverage for fertility preservation procedures under provincial/territorial plans</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The restriction on the number of publicly funded IVF cycles an individual can undergo</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The limited coverage for fertility treatments beyond in vitro fertilization (IVF)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The unequal access to fertility treatments based on financial status</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The impact of public financing on access to infertility treatments</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Lack of regulation in privately funded clinics</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Expansion of private clinics for infertility treatments</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Inequitable access to health care services</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Limited or no coverage for fertility treatment by some provinces</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Increased strain on publicly funded health care facilities</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Some provinces/territories provide limited coverage for IVF and IUI treatments based on medical necessity.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To attract and retain talent by offering comprehensive health benefits.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Provinces/territories believe that medically required treatments should be covered, but there is no clear policy on this.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Differences in population health needs and priorities in different provinces/territories.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Some provinces/territories do not offer anything through their publicly funded health care for infertility treatments.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Each province/territory should independently decide what is best for its own population regarding infertility treatments.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The Canadian Health Act</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Independent professionals</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The Canada Health Act</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Through provincial/territorial plans</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The federal government provides cash contributions to fund these plans</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Healthcare practitioners (HCPs)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Canadian Health Act</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The impact of public financing on access to healthcare services</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Ensuring public access to insured health services</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Defining medical coverage in Canada</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Privately funded health care services</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Inequity of treatment options between provinces/territories</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To provide criteria for federal funding of provincial/territorial insurance plans</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It standardized the criteria for federal funding of the plans</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It led to differences in the provincial/territorial plans instituted across the country</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Abolish extra billing and user fees for insured health services</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It has been used by individuals in an attempt to expand through the courts the health services made available to individuals</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It has contributed to differences in the provincial/territorial plans instituted across the country</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To oversee the administration of the funding plan</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It leads to a deduction from the federal cash contribution</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>No, they are not permitted</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It is limited to senior citizens and social assistance recipients</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It limits access to those with private insurance</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>No user fees or extra-billing permitted by medical practitioners or dentists</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The offending province's cash contribution for the fiscal year may be reduced</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Financial penalization of the offending province</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The CHA is detailed, technical, and complex, while the provincial plans are relatively brief</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Increased transparency and reporting by Canadian Institute of Health Information</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Charging 'facility fees' for abortion services in Quebec</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Financial penalization of offending provinces</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Three-year terms</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Developing an Integrated Health Services Plan</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Performance goals and objectives</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The Patients First Act, 2016</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Information requested about the local health system</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A provincial strategic plan</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Establishing federal and provincial jurisdiction over healthcare</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Coordinating health services and planning in their local regions</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It may lead to disparities in the provision of healthcare across the provinces.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Population density and geographic location</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It outlines the rights and freedoms related to healthcare</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They are increasingly expanding beyond publicly funded services</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>By negotiating agreements with provincial medical associations</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To agree on compensation for insured health services</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Resolving disputes related to healthcare services</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It may result in disparities in healthcare coverage and accessibility across provinces.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Coordinating health services and planning in their local regions</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>By providing an expanding list of services covered under medicare</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To report on access to publicly funded healthcare services and support quality improvement</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Direct billing of patients</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Prohibition of 'two-tier' medicine</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Creates incentives for physicians to provide more units of services</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Shift to both public and private third-party insurance</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Prohibited physicians from billing patients directly for extra charges related to insured services</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Home and Community Care Support Services</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>9 members</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To integrate local health system</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Powers to purchase real estate</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A member of the Royal College of Dental Surgeons</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Oversee different regions until the merger is complete</p> Signup and view all the answers