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  2. Canada Health Act - Wikipedia

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    The Canada Health Act (CHA; French: Loi canadienne sur la santé), [1] adopted in 1984, is the federal legislation in Canada for publicly-funded health insurance, commonly called "medicare", and sets out the primary objective of Canadian healthcare policy.

  3. Healthcare in Canada - Wikipedia

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    In 2022, however, the federal government announced the creation of a new Canada Dental Benefit which reimburses low- to middle-income parents up to $650 of dental fees per child. [78] This was a transitional policy on the way to universal, public coverage of dental care.

  4. In the U.S., patients on Medicaid, the low-income government programs, can wait up to a maximum of 12 weeks to see specialists (12 weeks less than the average wait time in Canada). Because Medicaid payments are low, some have claimed that some doctors do not want to see Medicaid patients in Canada.

  5. Equalization payments in Canada - Wikipedia

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    Quebec residents pay 16.5% less federal income tax annually than other Canadian provinces due to the Quebec Abatement. [42] This lower direct income tax for Quebec residents is factored in when the federal government transfers (Canada Health Transfer, Canada Social Transfer and Equalization) funds back to the Quebec government. [42]

  6. Will Medicaid Pay For Home Care if I Need It? - AOL

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    Medicaid is a government-funded healthcare program designed to assist eligible individuals and families with low incomes and resources. The program is funded both by federal and state governments.

  7. Social programs in Canada - Wikipedia

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    Like in the United States, welfare in Canada colloquially refers to direct payments to low-income individuals only, and not to healthcare and education spending. [2] It is rarely used in Canada as the name of any specific program, however, because of its negative connotations. (In French, it is commonly known as le bien-être social or l'aide ...

  8. Can I Get Medicaid to Pay For My Long-Term Care Costs? - AOL

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    A qualified income trust (or QIT) is a special form of trust designed to help people receive long-term care benefits under Medicaid. It is intended for people who make too much money to receive ...

  9. Canadian transfer payments - Wikipedia

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    It was made independent from the Canada Health and Social Transfer programme on April 1, 2004 to allow for greater accountability and transparency for federal health funding. In the 2017/18 fiscal year, the Canada Social Transfer was projected to be $13.7 billion. The Canada Social Transfer is legislated to grow at 3.0 per cent per year. [4]