Canadian health care system

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Canadian_health_care_system
GPTKB entity
Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:hospital
gptkbp:access based on need, not ability to pay
gptkbp:administeredBy provincial governments
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Medicare
gptkbp:country gptkb:Canada
gptkbp:covers universal health care
gptkbp:criticizedFor wait times
gptkbp:dentalCoverage not included
gptkbp:doctorPayment publicly funded
fee-for-service
gptkbp:emergencyServices covered
gptkbp:established 1966
gptkbp:excludes ambulance services
vision care
dental care
prescription drugs (outside hospitals)
private hospital rooms
gptkbp:federalRole provides funding transfers
sets standards
gptkbp:fundedBy publicly funded
gptkbp:hospitalCare covered
gptkbp:hospitalOwnership public
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Canadian health care system
gptkbp:infantMortality low
gptkbp:internationalRanking average for outcomes
high for equity
low for wait times
gptkbp:lifeExpectancy high
gptkbp:longTermCare not fully covered
gptkbp:mentalHealthCare partially covered
gptkbp:outOfPocketSpending relatively low
gptkbp:perCapitaSpending lower than US
gptkbp:pharmaceuticalCoverage varies by province
gptkbp:praisedFor universal access
gptkbp:primaryCare covered
gptkbp:primaryFundingSource taxes
gptkbp:principle gptkb:public_administration
accessibility
universality
portability
comprehensiveness
gptkbp:privateInsurance supplemental for excluded services
gptkbp:provincialRole administers health care
delivers services
gptkbp:regulates gptkb:Canada_Health_Act
gptkbp:supports high
gptkbp:visionCoverage not included
gptkbp:waitTimes longer than OECD average
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Thomas_Clement_Douglas
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6