Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
public health insurance system
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| gptkbp:administeredBy |
provincial governments
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| gptkbp:alternativeName |
gptkb:Medicare
Canada's publicly funded health care system |
| gptkbp:billingModel |
no direct billing to patients for covered services
|
| gptkbp:compatibleWith |
prescription drugs (outside hospitals)
ambulance services (in most cases) dental care (except in hospitals) vision care (except in hospitals) |
| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:Canada
|
| gptkbp:covers |
physician services
medically necessary hospital services |
| gptkbp:establishedBy |
gptkb:Canada_Health_Act
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| gptkbp:establishedIn |
1984
|
| gptkbp:excludes |
private insurance for covered services
|
| gptkbp:fundedBy |
gptkb:government
provincial governments |
| gptkbp:goal |
ensure access to necessary medical services regardless of ability to pay
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Canadian Medicare
|
| gptkbp:populationCovered |
all Canadian citizens and permanent residents
|
| gptkbp:principle |
gptkb:public_administration
accessibility universality portability comprehensiveness |
| gptkbp:privateSectorRole |
limited to non-covered services
|
| gptkbp:regulates |
gptkb:Canada_Health_Act
|
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
single-payer healthcare
universal health care |
| gptkbp:waitingTimes |
may be significant for some procedures
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Canada_Health_Act
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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