Posted: November 27, 2024
What is Public Medicare?
Public Medicare is the public health care system in Canada which is funded through our taxes. When you see a doctor or visit the hospital for medically necessary services using your OHIP card, you are using Public Medicare. Under Public Medicare, all Canadian residents can receive medically necessary hospital and physician services based on their medical need without user fees or charges. Health care is provided without cost based on our medical need, paid in our taxes, rather than based on our ability to pay or our wealth.
View the new fact sheet on the history of Public Medicare. Two of our nursing student interns, Yanina and Yeji, have created this fact sheet, a more in-depth briefing note , and videos about Canada's public health care system. We thank Yeji and Yanina for their hard work this semester and hope you find these resources helpful in understanding what Public Medicare is and how Canadians achieved it.
The resources will be posted on the website (OntarioHealthCoalition.ca) and social media platforms:
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