All advanced industrialized capitalist nations are welfare states to some degree. This means that they spend a large portion of their income on public services, particularly social services. Social services can include education, health care, social assistance and so on. In Canada, the ministry of health (they come with various names depending on the province) usually takes up the largest share of expenditures in the annual budget of all provincial governments. Here is a definition of our national system provided by the federal government: Canada's national health insurance program, often referred to as "Medicare", is designed to ensure that all residents have reasonable access to medically necessary hospital and physician services, on a prepaid basis. Instead of having a single national plan, we have a national program that is composed of 13 interlocking provincial and territorial health insurance plans, all of which share certain common features and basic standards of coverage. Framed by the Canada Health Act , the principles governing our health care system are symbols of the underlying Canadian values of equity and solidarity. Roles and responsibilities for Canada's health care system are shared between the federal and provincial-territorial governments. Under the Canada Health Act (CHA), our federal health insurance legislation, criteria and conditions are specified that must be satisfied by the provincial and territorial health ...
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All advanced industrialized capitalist nations are welfare states to some degree. This means that they spend a large portion of their income on public services, particularly social services. Social services can include education, health care, social assistance and so on. In Canada, the ministry of health (they come with various names depending on the province) usually takes up the largest share of expenditures in the annual budget of all provincial governments. Here is a definition of our national system provided by the federal government: Canada's national health insurance program, often referred to as "Medicare", is designed to ensure that all residents have reasonable access to medically necessary hospital and physician services, on a prepaid basis. Instead of having a single national plan, we have a national program that is composed of 13 interlocking provincial and territorial health insurance plans, all of which share certain common features and basic standards of coverage. Framed by the Canada Health Act , the principles governing our health care system are symbols of the underlying Canadian values of equity and solidarity. Roles and responsibilities for Canada's health care system are shared between the federal and provincial-territorial governments. Under the Canada Health Act (CHA), our federal health insurance legislation, criteria and conditions are specified that must be satisfied by the provincial and territorial health ...