Asked by Edith Sanchez on Apr 28, 2024

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"Residents temporarily absent from their home province are to have their incurred services paid for by the home province,in the same amount that would have been paid by the home province." This statement reflects which principle of the Canada Health Act (1984) ?

A) Portability.
B) Universality.
C) Public administration.
D) Accessibility.

Canada Health Act

The federal legislation that sets the principles for publicly funded health care insurance in Canada.

Temporarily Absent

A situation where an individual or object is not present at a given location or in a specific situation for a short period.

Home Province

The state or region where an individual was born or resides.

  • Clarify the core principles behind the Canada Health Act of 1984 and examine its effects on enhancing the accessibility and quality of health care.
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saamya shethApr 29, 2024
Final Answer :
A
Explanation :
This statement describes the principle of portability.The principle of universality means that 100% of the insured persons of a province are covered by the health care plan.The principle of public administration means that the health care plan must be administered and operated on a nonprofit basis by a public authority,responsible to the provincial government and subject to audits of its accounts and financing transactions.The principle of accessibility means that the health care plan of a province must provide for (1)insured health services and reasonable access by insured persons;(2)reasonable compensation of physicians and dentists for all insured services rendered;and (3)payments to hospitals in regard to the cost of insured health services.