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Healthcare
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Mind Map on Healthcare, created by Angela Yan on 05/03/2014.
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Angela Yan
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Healthcare
Medisave
CPF contributions
Used to pay for hospital bills and medical treatment
SIngaporeans are better able to pay for healthcare
People share costs with government
Helps to lighten government's burden
Healthcare - shared responsibility
Government need not depend on raising taxes to pay for healthcare costs
Medishield
National healthcare insurance scheme
Singaporeans pay for this with Medisave
Eg. By paying premiums for Eldershield, people above 40 years old would be able to pay for healthcare in case of disability
Medifund
Safety net to provide help to those who are really unable to pay for healthcare costs
Eg. Low income workers or those without medisave
With the help of Medifund, poor & needy can top on these pool of funds to cover their needs
Subsidies
Given to hospitals, polyclinics & nursing homes
Ensure that basic healthcare is available & affordable
Different rates are given to given class wards in hospitals
Restructuring of Hospitals
More freedom to meet the needs of Singaporeans
Reduce amount of subsidies
Means testing
Affordability of patient is dictated by government
Resources more fairly distrubuted
Benefit patients who need the subsidies most
Promoting a Healthy lifestyle
Encourage people to lead a healthy lifestyle so that he will not fall sick easily and can save on medical expenses
Working with Organisations
Community provides healthcare support services
Voluntary organisations are given grants to run community hospitals
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