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Healthcare in Singapore. By: Keith Goh 3S1(14) Lee Men Quan 3S1(18) Liu Fangxu 3S1(22). Medisave. Used for the outpatient treatments of four chronic diseases (diabetes, high blood pressure, lipid disorder and stroke), 6.5-9% of monthly salary goes to a personal Medisave account
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Healthcare in Singapore By: Keith Goh 3S1(14) Lee Men Quan 3S1(18) Liu Fangxu 3S1(22)
Medisave • Used for the outpatient treatments of four chronic diseases (diabetes, high blood pressure, lipid disorder and stroke), • 6.5-9% of monthly salary goes to a personal Medisave account • The savings can be used to pay for the hospital bills of the account holder and his immediate family members
Insurance Schemes • Medishield • Low cost catastrophic illness insurance scheme • Helps members meet medical expenses from major illnesses • Operates on a co-payment and deductible system to avoid problems associated with first-dollar, comprehensive insurance • Covers up to 80% of large medical bills at the Class B2/C level
Insurance Schemes • Elder Shield • Severe disability insurance scheme • Provides basic financial protection to those who need long-term care • Provides a monthly cash payout to help pay the out-of-pocket expenses for the care of a severely-disabled person
Primary Healthcare • Private practitioners provide 80% of primary healthcare services • Government polyclinics provide 20% • 18 outpatient polyclinics and some 2,000 private medical practitioner's clinics • Elderly receive further help through the Primary Care Partnership Scheme (PCPS)
Hospital Services • 2006 – 11,545 hospital beds, 2.6 beds per 1,000 • 72% in the 13 public hospitals and specialty centres
Hospital Services • 7 public hospitals • 5 Acute General Hospitals (SGH, CGH, AH, NUH & TTSH) • Women and Children Hospital (KKH) • Psychiatry Hospital (IMH) • 6 specialty centres for • Cancer, Cardiac, Eye, Skin, Neuroscience & Dental Care
Hospital Services – Public Hospitals • Patients have a choice of the type of accommodation • 80% highly subsidised
Intermediate and Long Term Care • Residential and community-based healthcare services • Patients work with their doctors to manage their diseases through the Chronic Disease Management Programme (CDMP)
Residential ILTC Services • Community Hospitals • Chronic Sick Hospitals • Nursing Homes • Inpatient Hospice Care • Sheltered Home for Ex-mentally ill • Respite Care
Community-based ILTC Services • Old people prefer to live in a familiar environment • Home-based and Centre-based healthcare services
Home-based • Provided within the homes of the elderly • Medical, Nursing and Palliative Care Centre-based • Elderly visits the centres on a regular basis • Centres provide rehabilitation services
Dental Services • Students • 200 static clinics located in the schools • 30 mobile dental clinics • Public • Polyclinics • Hospitals
Budget • 2005 • S$ 7.6 billion on healthcare • S$ 1.8 billion on health services
Life expectancy • 81.89 years (Female: 84.68, Male: 79.29) • Ranked 4th in the world
Death Rate by Diseases • Under 5 per 1000