Healthcare in Singapore

The healthcare system in Singapore takes a _____________ approach.

• Shared-responsibility

• Market-based

• Government-financed

• Business-oriented

In Singapore, the government shares the costs of some aspects of healthcare with individuals.

• True

• False

The Singapore government provides _____________ to patients from different socio-economic status groups based on their financial abilities, to help them meet their healthcare needs.

• Full Subsides

• Home Care

• Free wards

• Tiered Subsidies

Singaporeans can use funds from their __________ savings account of their Central Provident Fund (CPF) to pay for healthcare.

• Ordinary

• MediFund

• MediShield

• Medisave

When a patient cannot afford his/her healthcare despite government subsidies and other means, ___________ will be used to help him/her with the difficulties.

• Insurance

• MediFund

• MediShield

• Medisave

Singapore is facing challenges in balancing healthcare affordability with rising healthcare costs due to its _______________, which sees an increase in the number of people needing healthcare.

• High population density

• Ageing population

• Low birth rate

• Immigration rate

What is a characteristic of Singapore’s shared-financial approach to healthcare?

• Patients can healthcare decisions that are appropriate to their needs and abilities.

• The richer you are, the better healthcare you receive.

• The government has to implement high tax on its people in order to sustain this system.

• People do not need to buy medical insurance.

When healthcare prices are not regulated by the government, healthcare prices tend to be ________, people from _________ socio-economic status groups will not be able to afford healthcare.

• Low, low

• Low, High

• High, low

• High, high

In order to earn more profits, insurance companies prefer to insure people who are ____________.

• Healthy

• Old

• In risk of falling sick

• Strong

What are the important learning points of Healthcare in Singapore?