Canada’s Socialized Healthcare
Canada’s healthcare plan is delivered through a publicly funded healthcare system with guidelines set by the federal government and administer on a provincial or territorial basis (Canadian-healthcare.org, 2007). Individuals under this plan are cover for preventive care, medical treatment from primary care physicians, have access to hospitals and dental surgery as well as a few additional medical services (Canadian-healthcare.org, 2007). All citizens are cover under the health care plans with a few exceptions: inmates, the Canadian Armed Forces and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (Canadian-healthcare.org, 2007).
A federal legislation, The Canada Health Act, puts in place five conditions that must be met in …show more content…
This also applies to residents which leave the country.
Accessibility: All insured persons have reasonable access to health care facilities. In addition, all physicians, hospitals, etc, must be provided reasonable compensation for the services they provide. (Canadian-healthcare.org, 2007 para. 2,3,4,5,6).
The Canadian healthcare plan does not cover all services such as some dental services, optometrist, and prescription medication. Therefore, some Canadian’s choose to obtain private health insurance plans offered by their employees to cover things such as medications, home health care and corrective lenses to name a few (Canadian-healthcare.org, 2007). In order to received health coverage one must apply for provincial health card and there is a waiting period for new immigrants that cannot surpass three months (Canadian-healthcare.org, 2007). Once the health card has been given the patient may use it whenever visiting a doctor or a healthcare provider, since there is and I.D. number which gives the healthcare provider access to the patient’s medical information there is no need to fill forms or individual service fees (Canadian-healthcare.org, 2007). Health care is funded via taxation from personal and corporate income taxes (Canadian-healthcare.org,
Canada’s healthcare plan is delivered through a publicly funded healthcare system with guidelines set by the federal government and administer on a provincial or territorial basis (Canadian-healthcare.org, 2007). Individuals under this plan are cover for preventive care, medical treatment from primary care physicians, have access to hospitals and dental surgery as well as a few additional medical services (Canadian-healthcare.org, 2007). All citizens are cover under the health care plans with a few exceptions: inmates, the Canadian Armed Forces and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (Canadian-healthcare.org, 2007).
A federal legislation, The Canada Health Act, puts in place five conditions that must be met in …show more content…
This also applies to residents which leave the country.
Accessibility: All insured persons have reasonable access to health care facilities. In addition, all physicians, hospitals, etc, must be provided reasonable compensation for the services they provide. (Canadian-healthcare.org, 2007 para. 2,3,4,5,6).
The Canadian healthcare plan does not cover all services such as some dental services, optometrist, and prescription medication. Therefore, some Canadian’s choose to obtain private health insurance plans offered by their employees to cover things such as medications, home health care and corrective lenses to name a few (Canadian-healthcare.org, 2007). In order to received health coverage one must apply for provincial health card and there is a waiting period for new immigrants that cannot surpass three months (Canadian-healthcare.org, 2007). Once the health card has been given the patient may use it whenever visiting a doctor or a healthcare provider, since there is and I.D. number which gives the healthcare provider access to the patient’s medical information there is no need to fill forms or individual service fees (Canadian-healthcare.org, 2007). Health care is funded via taxation from personal and corporate income taxes (Canadian-healthcare.org,