Healthcare in Singapore
Healthcare in Singapore
Healthcare in Singapore (pronunciation: /ˈhɛlθkeər ɪn ˈsɪŋɡəpɔːr/) refers to the whole spectrum of health services provided by Singapore to its residents and international visitors.
Etymology
The term "Healthcare" is derived from the Old English words "hǣlth", meaning "wholeness, a being whole, sound or well," and "carian", meaning "to care for, attend to". "Singapore" is derived from the Malay words "Singa" for lion and "Pura" for city.
Overview
Healthcare in Singapore is mainly under the responsibility of the Ministry of Health. It is characterized by a unique and efficient system that combines elements of both the public and private sectors. The government ensures affordability of healthcare within the public health system, largely through a system of compulsory savings, subsidies, and price controls.
Related Terms
- Public healthcare: Public healthcare in Singapore is provided by multiple polyclinics and hospitals across the island. The government's healthcare system bases itself on the principle of affordable healthcare for all citizens.
- Private healthcare: Private healthcare in Singapore complements the public healthcare system. It is known for its speed and quality service, attracting medical tourists from around the world.
- Medisave: Medisave is a national medical savings scheme which helps individuals set aside part of their income into their Medisave Accounts to meet their future personal or immediate family's hospitalization, day surgery, certain outpatient expenses and approved medical insurance.
- MediShield Life: MediShield Life is a basic health insurance plan, administered by the Central Provident Fund (CPF) Board, which helps to pay for large hospital bills and selected costly outpatient treatments.
- Integrated Shield Plan: Integrated Shield Plans (IPs) are insurance policies that integrate and top up the MediShield Life basic health insurance plan. They are offered by private insurance companies and are meant to cover the costs of private healthcare providers.
- Community Health Assist Scheme (CHAS): The Community Health Assist Scheme (CHAS) enables Singapore Citizens from lower- to middle-income households, and all Pioneers, to receive subsidies for medical and dental care at participating General Practitioner and dental clinics near their homes.
- Pioneer Generation Package: The Pioneer Generation Package is a range of healthcare and other benefits provided by the Government to citizens who were aged 16 and above in 1965.
- Merdeka Generation Package: The Merdeka Generation Package is a similar range of benefits provided to Singaporeans who were born in the 1950s and obtained citizenship by 1996.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Healthcare in Singapore
- Wikipedia's article - Healthcare in Singapore
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