Transcription of Healthcare in Singapore: Challenges and management
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343 JMAJ, September / October 2008 Vol. 51, No. 5 International Medical Community*1 President of the 49th singapore Medical Association Council, singapore Medical Association, singapore Public Health Trainee, Changi General Hospital, the singapore Health Services Group, in singapore : Challenges andmanagementJMAJ 51(5): 343 346, 2008 Chiang Yin WONG,*1 Hsien Chieh LEE*2 Challenges Facing singapore HealthcareThe major Challenges facing Healthcare inSingapore are:a) Healthcare Financingb) An Ageing Population and management ofChronic Diseasesc) Healthcare Manpower Issuesd) Hospital Infrastructuree) Communicable Disease ControlHealthcare financingThe overall Healthcare financing philosophy ofSingapore includes the following:a) Everyone assumes key responsibility for hisown healthb) Healthcare is an example of market failurec) Savings play a predominant role while insur-ance plays a secondary roled) The government will only provide subsidiesfor basic medical caree)There should be no inter-generational transferof liabilities.
344 JMAJ, September/October 2008 — Vol. 51, No. 5 Wong CY, Lee HC his immediate family members. Medishield Medishield is a medical insurance scheme intro-duced in …
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