Wednesday, September 2, 2009Healthcare in singapore
Healthcare in Singapore. Self reliant policy. Government keeps healthcare in Singapore affordable. MEDISAVE • Encourages Singaporeans to be responsible for their own health • A compulsory saving scheme in which workers contribute 6~8% of their monthly salary. • These amount of money can be used to pay for hospital bills and certain medical treatment when needed. MEDISHIELD • Even with MEDISAVE, some groups of people that required long-term treatment still has difficulty paying the hospital bills. • Hence this scheme is introduced to help this group of people. • This scheme enables patients that require long term treatment to make claims for large medical bills that the Medisave scheme does not cover. MEDIFUND • Even with MEDISAVE AND MEDISHIELD, there are still some groups of people that could not afford the medical treatments. • Hence this scheme is introduced to make medical treatments more affordable. • The government started with a fund of 200million, and the interest earned from this fund is given to public hospitals where they are being treated. |
profileCHiN XiAN Age: 15 Gender: Male // Astrological Sign: Virgo // Zodiac Year: Rooster // Occupation: Student // Location: Singapore //
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