Gray Jean
Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Am J Geriatr Cardiol. 2005 Nov-Dec;14(6):313-6. doi: 10.1111/j.1076-7460.2005.04728.x.
The provincial and territorial governments in Canada are responsible for the provision of health care to all Canadians and, as part of this mandate, they provide drug coverage to all hospitalized patients regardless of age, and to seniors and patients with certain diagnoses, dependent on some forms of means testing. The federal government is responsible for regulation and setting standards for health care. It provides financial subsidies to the provincial programs as well as direct funding for specific groups of individuals. This article reviews the roles of each level of government in the provision of pharmaceuticals to seniors in Canada.
加拿大的省级和地区政府负责为所有加拿大人提供医疗保健服务，作为这项任务的一部分，它们为所有住院患者提供药物保险，无论其年龄大小，还为老年人和患有某些特定诊断疾病的患者提供保险，但这取决于某些形式的经济状况调查。联邦政府负责医疗保健的监管和标准制定。它向省级项目提供财政补贴，并为特定群体直接提供资金。本文回顾了加拿大各级政府在为老年人提供药品方面所扮演的角色。
