Hospital Insurance and Diagnostic Services Act 1957
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The Hospital Insurance and Diagnostic Services Act 1957 was a landmark Canadian federal law that laid the groundwork for universal, publicly funded hospital care and became a key precursor to the modern Medicare system in Canada.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Canadian federal statute
ⓘ
healthcare legislation ⓘ |
| appliesTo | provincial and territorial governments in Canada ⓘ |
| beneficiaries | Canadian residents ⓘ |
| costSharingFormula | federal government paid approximately half of eligible provincial hospital costs ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| coverageType |
diagnostic services
ⓘ
in‑patient hospital services ⓘ laboratory services ⓘ radiological services ⓘ |
| effect |
encouraged provinces to establish universal hospital insurance plans
ⓘ
expanded access to hospital services regardless of ability to pay ⓘ |
| excludes | most physician services outside hospitals ⓘ |
| financing | publicly funded ⓘ |
| fundingModel | federal‑provincial cost‑sharing ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
first major step toward national Medicare in Canada
ⓘ
laid groundwork for universal hospital care in Canada ⓘ precursor to the Medical Care Act 1966 ⓘ |
| implementedBy | federal Department of National Health and Welfare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inForceLevel | federal framework for provincial hospital insurance programs ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Saskatchewan hospital insurance plan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Canadian federal government (Ottawa)
ⓘ
surface form:
Government of Canada
|
| keyFeature |
federal grants to provinces for hospital insurance plans
ⓘ
introduced national standards for hospital insurance coverage ⓘ required provincial plans to be universal and comprehensive to receive funding ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| legalForm | Act of Parliament ⓘ |
| policyArea | public health insurance ⓘ |
| policyPrinciple |
access to medically necessary hospital services without direct charges at point of use
ⓘ
comprehensiveness of insured hospital services ⓘ portability of hospital coverage across provinces ⓘ public administration of hospital insurance ⓘ universality of hospital coverage ⓘ |
| policyType | universal hospital insurance ⓘ |
| politicalContext | post‑World War II welfare state expansion in Canada ⓘ |
| predecessorOf | comprehensive Medicare system in Canada ⓘ |
| purpose |
to establish a federal hospital insurance program
ⓘ
to provide federal cost‑sharing for provincial hospital insurance plans ⓘ to support universal publicly funded hospital care in Canada ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Canada Health Act
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Medical Care Act 1966 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sector | health care ⓘ |
| shortName | Hospital Insurance and Diagnostic Services Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfCoverage | first‑dollar coverage for insured hospital services ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1957 ⓘ |
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