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  2. Healthcare in Canada - Wikipedia

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    Healthcare in Canada is delivered through the provincial and territorial systems of publicly funded health care, informally called Medicare. [1][2] It is guided by the provisions of the Canada Health Act of 1984, [3] and is universal. [4]: 81 The 2002 Royal Commission, known as the Romanow Report, revealed that Canadians consider universal ...

  3. The United States spends much more money on healthcare than Canada, on both a per-capita basis and as a percentage of GDP. [ 8 ] In 2006, per-capita spending for health care in Canada was US$3,678; in the U.S., US$6,714. The U.S. spent 15.3% of GDP on healthcare in that year; Canada spent 10.0%. [ 8 ]

  4. Health Canada - Wikipedia

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    Health Canada (HC; French: Santé Canada, SC) [NB 1] is the department of the Government of Canada responsible for national health policy.The department itself is also responsible for numerous federal health-related agencies, including the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), among others.

  5. Health regions of Canada - Wikipedia

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    Health regions of Canada. Health regions, also called health authorities, are a governance model used by Canada 's provincial and territorial governments to administer and deliver public health care to all Canadian residents. Health care is designated a provincial responsibility under the separation of powers in Canada's federal system.

  6. 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. [2]

  7. Royal Commission on the Future of Health Care in Canada

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    3 April 2001. (2001-04-03) – November 2002. (2002-11) Authorized. Order in Council P.C. 2001-569. Final Report. The Royal Commission on the Future of Health Care in Canada, also known as the Romanow Report, is a committee study led by Roy Romanow on the future of health care in Canada. It was delivered in November 2002.

  8. List of hospitals in Canada - Wikipedia

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    Terrace. Mills Memorial Hospital. Vancouver. BC Cancer Agency. British Columbia's Children's Hospital & Sunny Hill Health Centre for Children. B.C. Women's Hospital & Health Centre. G. F. Strong Centre. Mary Pack Arthritis Centre. Mount Saint Joseph Hospital.

  9. Medicare (Canada) - Wikipedia

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    Medicare (French: assurance-maladie) is an unofficial designation used to refer to the publicly funded single-payer healthcare system of Canada. Canada's health care system consists of 13 provincial and territorial health insurance plans, which provide universal healthcare coverage to Canadian citizens, permanent residents, and depending on the province or territory, certain temporary residents.

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