Question

one of the five criteria of medicare, \comprehensiveness,\ specifies that:
the plan must cover all insured health services provided by hospitals, medical practitioners, or dentists, and, where permitted, cover services rendered by other health - care practitioners
residents moving to another province must continue to be covered for insured health services by the home province during any minimum waiting period imposed by the new province, not to exceed three months
the health care insurance plan in each province must be administered and operated on a non - profit basis by a public authority responsible to the provincial government
reasonable compensation must be paid to physicians and dentists for all insured services rendered

Explanation:

The comprehensiveness criterion of Medicare emphasizes covering a wide - range of health services. It means that the plan should not have arbitrary exclusions of essential health services. The first option clearly states that the plan must cover all insured health services provided by various healthcare providers (hospitals, medical practitioners, dentists) and, where allowed, by other health - care practitioners. This aligns with the concept of comprehensiveness which is about the breadth of services covered.
The second option is about portability (continuity of coverage when moving provinces), the third is about the non - profit and public administration aspect (which is more about governance), and the fourth is about payment to providers (which is about reimbursement).

Answer:

The plan must cover all insured health services provided by hospitals, medical practitioners, or dentists, and, where permitted, cover services rendered by other health - care practitioners.