Universal Healthcare in Canada

Canadian Medical Association

Oct 1, 1867

https://www.cma.ca/En/Pages/history-mission-vision.aspx Cause:
- The first national medical body Consequences:
- United physicians on fundamental tenets important to the medical profession

Lester B Pearson

Dec 23, 1897

http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/lester-bowles-pearson/
http://www.historymuseum.ca/cmc/exhibitions/hist/medicare/medic-5k06e.shtml Cause:
- Prime Minister who was committed to medicare (among other things) Consequences:
- Implimented a universal medicare system

Tommy Douglas

Oct 20, 1904

http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/tommy-douglas/ Causes:
- Had an influence on Medicare Consequences:
- Had an influence on Medicare

Hospital Insurance and Diagnostic Services Act

Mar 25, 1957

http://www.historymuseum.ca/cmc/exhibitions/hist/medicare/medic-4h21e.shtml Causes:
- Covered acute hospital care and laboratory and radiology diagnostic services Consequences:
All provinces had to...
- License, inspect and supervise hosiptals
- Approve hospital budgets
- Collect prescribed satistics, submit required reports
- Make ensured services available to all

Canada Health Act

Apr 1, 1984

http://www.canadian-healthcare.org/page2.html Causes:
- Individual provinces and territories in Canada receive funding for health care services Consequences:
- All health insurance carried out by public authority on a non-profit basis
- All necessary health services insured
- Residents who move between provinces/territories are still entitled to coverage
- All insured people entitled to same level of health care and have reasonable access to health care facilities