Deck 15: Funding, Expenditures, and Resources

Question 1

How are Canada's medically necessary health care services financed?

A) Out-of-pocket payment
B) Public taxation
C) Private insurance
D) Charitable donations

Answer 1

Public taxation

Question 2

What is the "redistributive effect" with regard to net federal expenditures in Canada?

A) All provinces share equally in federal expenditure on health care.
B) Provinces receive similar funding amounts from the federal government.
C) Some provinces receive more funding than others from the federal government.
D) Provinces and territories determine the share of federal funding they receive.

Answer 2

Some provinces receive more funding than others from the federal government.

Question 3

One provision included in the Canada Health Act requires that each provincial health insurance plan must deliver which services in hospital and by physicians at a basic level?

A) Urgent care services
B) Health-promoting services
C) Medically necessary services
D) Preventive services

Answer 3

Medically necessary services

Question 4

According to the Canada Health Act, how must hospital, diagnostic, and physician services be paid for by those needing and receiving care?

A) Out of pocket
B) Reimbursed through insurance
C) Free provisions at point of service
D) Billed according to income

Question 5

What is the main difference between the financing of public versus private sector services?

A) Cost of practitioner services
B) Insurance type
C) Allocation of medical services according to need
D) Government philosophy

Question 6

What options exist in some jurisdictions to provide publicly funded provincial/territorial health care service coverage that is not required under the Canada Health Act?

A) Unique for-profit programs
B) Specific population-based programs
C) Not-for-profit provision pilots
D) Alternative insurance plans

Question 7

Why is the Canadian health care system more effective than the US system when it comes to controlling overall health care expenditures?

A) Canada has better-educated practitioners.
B) Canada has a single-payer financing system and universal health care coverage.
C) Canada provides lower health care provider remuneration.
D) Facility location and cost is more economical in Canada.

Question 8

How do alternate-level-of-care populations affect health system performance in Canada?

A) They often require improved acute care services.
B) They present family interaction challenges.
C) They experience poor care integration and contribute to high cost of care.
D) They present challenges for health care system analysis.

Question 9

In which way is the health care system expected to demonstrate value in how it allocates financial resources? (Select all that apply.)

A) Success in adhering to policy guidelines
B) Favourable health status outcomes
C) System responsiveness
D) Best equity outcomes
E) Success in maintaining staff remuneration levels

Question 10

What are the key factors that contribute to international variations in health care expenditures? (Select all that apply.)

A) Global pressures
B) Type of health care services provided
C) Health care provider costs
D) Format of government planning
E) Sources of health care funding