Singapore Health System from this American’s Perspective — Part 2

Patient Perspective

Singapore’s healthcare delivery system is a mix of public and private hospitals and clinics. People can generally see both primary and specialty physicians in reasonable timeframes. Patients tend to use the public system for hospitals and private system for clinics and general doctor visits. People fund their own healthcare through a mix of employer contributions and a mandatory savings account called MediSave. The founding philosophy of the Singapore healthcare system was that everyone should pay…