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Hospital care, sometimes called "acute care", is an...
- Primary Health Care
Services and information. About primary health care. Find...
- Quality of Care
Health system and services; Health services and benefits;...
- Canadian Thalidomide Survivors Support Program
A medical-legal committee, established by Epiq, will...
- Home and Continuing Care
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- Canada's Health Care System
In general, primary health care: delivers first-contact...
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- About Medicare
- Federal funding for health care
- Accessing health care services
Learn about Canada's health care system, including Medicare, funding, accessing health care services and delivery.
Medicare is a term that refers to Canada's publicly funded health care system. Instead of having a single national plan, we have 13 provincial and territorial health care insurance plans. Under this system, all Canadian residents have reasonable access to medically necessary hospital and physician services without paying out-of-pocket.
Roles and responsibilities for health care services are shared between provincial and territorial governments and the federal government.
The provincial and territorial governments are responsible for the management, organization and delivery of health care services for their residents.
The federal government is responsible for:
•setting and administering national standards for the health care system through the Canada Health Act
•providing funding support for provincial and territorial health care services
Delivering health care services to specific groups
We provide certain direct health care services to some population groups, including: First Nations people living on reserves Inuit serving members of the Canadian Forces eligible veterans inmates in federal penitentiaries some groups of refugee claimants
Other federal health-related functions
We are responsible for the regulation of products, such as: food consumer products pharmaceuticals cosmetics chemicals pesticides medical devices radiation-emitting devices like cellphones The federal government also supports: health research health promotion and protection disease monitoring and prevention The government also provides tax support for health-related costs: tax credits for: disability medical expenses caregivers and disabled dependents tax rebates to public institutions for health services deductions for private health insurance premiums for the self-employed
Canadians most often turn to primary health care services as their first point of contact with the health care system.
In general, primary health care:
•delivers first-contact health care services
•coordinates patients' health care services to support:
•continuity of care, which means receiving high quality care from diagnosis to recovery
•ease of movement across the health care system when more specialized services are needed from specialists or in hospitals
How Health Care Services Are Delivered. Canada's publicly funded health care system is best described as an interlocking set of ten provincial and three territorial health systems. Known to Canadians as "medicare," the system provides access to a broad range of health services.
Aug 31, 2021 · In general, home-based services and PSPs showed a positive impact on patients’ adherence to medication, patient satisfaction, and health-related quality of life. In addition, 14 (21.9%) services reported economic results, most of which showed that home therapy led to substantial cost savings.
- Irene Lizano-Díez, Sonia Amaral-Rohter, Lucía Pérez-Carbonell, Susana Aceituno
- 2021
Sep 3, 2019 · Despite these challenges, studies indicate that health centers—likely strengthened by the provision of enabling services—provide more comprehensive and better access to primary and preventive...
- Dahai Yue, Nadereh Pourat, Xiao Chen, Connie Lu, Weihao Zhou, Marlon Daniel, Hank Hoang, Alek Sripip...
- 2019
Jun 6, 2020 · Integrated care has the potential to ease the increasing pressures faced by health and social care systems, however, challenges around measuring the benefits for providers, patients, and service users remain.
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Apr 19, 2021 · Policymakers in many countries promote collaboration between health care organizations and other sectors as a route to improving population health. Local collaborations have been developed for decades. Yet little is known about the impact of cross-sector collaboration on health and health equity.
