Canada Develops a National Health Plan
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History II: Human Rights Series
- Categories: Government and Politics, Social Issues, Reform, and Protest, Medicine, Health
- Subcategories: Laws, Acts, Legislation, Human Rights
- Curriculum: Canadian History
- Geographical Location: Canada
- Date: 1966
Article abstract: Canadian political leaders developed and implemented a universal national health insurance plan which some experts believe could be used as a model for the United States.
Summary of Event
Canada’s national health insurance program developed piecemeal over the course of the twentieth century. Landmark acts creating the universal program were passed in April, 1957, when a plan to provide hospital care insurance for Canada’s citizens was adopted, and in December, 1966, when medical insurance was enacted. Although the Canadian system...
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