Medical Care Act 1966
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The Medical Care Act 1966 was landmark Canadian federal legislation that established the framework for universal, publicly funded medical insurance across the provinces, laying the foundation for modern Medicare in Canada.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Medical Care Act 1966 canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Canadian federal statute
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healthcare legislation ⓘ |
| aimedAt | ensuring financial access to medically necessary services ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Canadian provinces
ⓘ
Canadian territories ⓘ |
| beneficiaries | Canadian residents ⓘ |
| contributedTo | creation of a national system of publicly funded medical care in Canada ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| coverageFocus | physician services ⓘ |
| enactedBy | Parliament of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| established | federal cost‑sharing program for provincial medical insurance plans ⓘ |
| field |
health insurance
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healthcare ⓘ |
| fundingModel | publicly funded ⓘ |
| governmentLevel | federal ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
key step in establishing universal access to physician services in Canada
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landmark legislation in the development of Canadian Medicare ⓘ |
| implementedThrough | provincial medical care insurance plans ⓘ |
| influenced | Canada Health Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inForceFrom | late 1960s ⓘ |
| introducedIn | House of Commons of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Parliament of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laidFoundationFor | Medicare in Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language |
English
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French ⓘ |
| legalStatus | superseded ⓘ |
| policyPrinciple |
comprehensiveness of insured services
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federal‑provincial cooperation in health financing ⓘ portability of coverage across provinces ⓘ public administration of medical insurance ⓘ universality of medical insurance coverage ⓘ |
| policyType | universal medical insurance ⓘ |
| purpose |
to establish a federal framework for universal publicly funded medical insurance in Canada
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to support provincial health insurance plans through federal cost sharing ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Hospital Insurance and Diagnostic Services Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Canada Health Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| required | provincial compliance with federal criteria for cost sharing ⓘ |
| sector | public health system ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Medical Care Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
public health insurance
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social policy ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| title | Medical Care Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1966 ⓘ |
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