Canada's health care system - Canada.ca
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: Provincial and territorial health care insurance plans must meet the standards described in the Canada Health Act. This is necessary to get their full payment under the Canada Health Transfer. These standards include
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 provi
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