In 1984, the Canada Health Act was passed, a federal statute that attached fiscal transfers to a set of five "principles" for health plans : universality, comprehensiveness, portability, accessibility, and ____.

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The Canada Health Act includes a principle of public administration, meaning that the health insurance plans must be operated on a non-profit basis by a public authority accountable to the provincial/territorial government. This ensures that the health plans are administered in the public interest, rather than for profit. The other principles are universality (all residents must be covered), comprehensiveness (all medically necessary services must be covered), portability (coverage must be maintained when traveling within Canada), and accessibility (reasonable access to medically necessary services regardless of ability to pay).

In 1984, the Canada Health Act Was Passed, a Federal