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MOH - Affordable Healthcare for all (English) (Updated)

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To understand about Medishield/ Medishield Life

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To understand about Medishield/ Medishield Life

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MOH: MediShield and MediShield Life; Better coverage for Large Bills (English)

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1. Explain how Singapore helps to make healthcare affordable.

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How Singapore's Healthcare Is Using AI To Battle Chronic Diseases Like Cancer | Full Episode

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More about government financed heathcare - Sweden

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More about government financed heathcare - Sweden

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Sweden has the highest income tax rate in the world. More than 57% is annually deducted from people's incomes. However, Sweden placed seventh out of 156 countries in the World Happiness Report 2019, and its healthcare system is one of the best in the world.

In 1995, Sweden joined the European Union and its population recently reached over 10 million people. Healthcare is financed through taxes and most health fees are very low. Sweden operates on the principle that those who need medical care most urgently are treated first. Higher education is also free, not only to Swedes, but also to those who reside in the rest of the European Union, the European Economic Area, and Switzerland. Like healthcare, it is largely financed by tax revenue. Here are 10 facts about healthcare in Sweden.

10 Facts About Healthcare in Sweden

1. Sweden has a decentralized universal healthcare system for everyone. The Ministry of Health and Social Affairs dictates health policy and budgets, but the 21 regional councils finance health expenditures through tax funding; an additional 290 municipalities take care of individuals who are disabled or elderly. To service 10.23 million people, Sweden has 70 regionally-owned public hospitals, seven university hospitals, and six private hospitals.

2. Most medical fees are capped and have a high-cost ceiling. According to the Swedish law, hospitalization fees are not allowed to surpass 100 kr (Swedish Krona), which is equivalent to $10.88, a day and, in most regions, the charge for ambulance or helicopter service is capped at 1,100 kr ($120). Prescription drugs have a fee cap and patients never pay more than 2,350 kr ($255) in a one-year period. In the course of one year, the maximum out-of-pocket cost is 1,150 kr ($125) for all medical consultations. If the person exceeds the cap, all other consultations will be free. Additionally, medical services are free for all people under the age of 18.

3. The cost for medical consultations not only has a price cap, but is generally low. The average cost of a primary care visit is 150 kr-300 kr ($16-$33) and the cost of a specialist consultation, including mental health services, ranges from 200 kr-400 kr ($22-$42). The cost of hospitalization, including pharmaceuticals, does not exceed 100 kr ($11) per day and people under the age of 20 are exempt from all co-payments. Healthcare services, such as immunizations, cancer screenings, and maternity care, are also free and have no co-payments.

4. All dental care for people under the age of 23 is free. When a person turns 23, they no longer qualify for free dental health care in Sweden and must pay out of pocket. However, the government pays them annual subsidies, or an allowance, of 600 kr ($65) to pay for dental expenses. In Sweden, the cost of a tooth extraction is 950 kr ($103) and the cleaning and root filling for a single root canal costs 3,150 kr ($342). If dental care costs total anywhere between 3,000 kr-15,000 kr ($326-$1,632), the patient is reimbursed 50% of the cost. If it exceeds 15,000 kr, 85% of the cost is reimbursed.

5. To battle its large medical waiting lists, Sweden has implemented a 0-30-90-90 rule. The wait-time guarantee, or the 0-30-90-90 rule, ensures that there will be zero delays, meaning patients will receive immediate access to health care advice and a seven-day waiting period to see a general practitioner. The rule also guarantees that a patient will not wait more than 90 days to see a specialist and will receive surgical treatment, like cataract removal or hip-replacement surgery, a maximum of 90 days after diagnosis. Sweden's government also committed 500 kr million ($55 million) to significantly decrease wait time for all cancer treatments. In 2016, Sweden developed a plan to further improve its health services by 2025 through the adoption of e-health.

6. In 2010, Sweden made private healthcare insurance available. The use of private health insurance has been increasing due to the low number of hospitals, long waiting times to receive healthcare, and Sweden's priority treatment of emergency cases first. In Sweden, one in 10 people do not rely on Sweden's universal healthcare but instead purchase private health insurance. While the costs for private plans vary, one can expect to pay 4,000 kr ($435) annually for one person, on average.

7. Sweden's life expectancy is 82.40 years old. This surpasses the life expectancies in Germany, the UK, and the United States. Maternal healthcare in Sweden is particularly strong because both parents are entitled to a 480-day leave at 80% salary and their job is guaranteed when they come back. Sweden also has one of the lowest maternal and child mortality rates in the world. Four in 100,000 women die during childbirth and there are 2.6 deaths per 1,000 live births. There are 5.4 physicians per 1,000 people, which is twice as great as in the U.S and the U.K, and 100% of births are assisted by medical personnel.

8. The leading causes of death are Ischemic heart disease, Alzheimer's disease, stroke, lung cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and colorectal cancer. While the biggest risk factors that drive most deaths are tobacco, dietary risks, high blood pressure and high body-mass index, only 20.6% of the Swedish population is obese and 85% of Swedes do not smoke. The Healthcare Access and Quality Index (HAQ Index) also estimates that, in 2016, the rate of amenable mortality, or people with potentially preventable diseases, were saved at a rate of 95.5% in Sweden. The HAQ Index estimates how well healthcare in Sweden functions; the index shows that it is one of the best in the world.

9. Sweden's health expenditure represents a little over 11% of its GDP, most of which is funded by municipal and regional taxes. Additionally, in Sweden, all higher education is free, including medical schools. There are no tuition fees and a physician can expect to have an average monthly salary of 77,900 kr ($8,500).

10. In Sweden, 1 in 5 people is 65 or older, but the birth rate and population size are still growing. Because Sweden has one of the best social welfare and healthcare systems in the world, people live longer and therefore 20% of the population does not generate income or pay taxes from their salary. This dynamic stagnates social welfare benefits and slows down the economy. Increasing immigration and a rise in births are the two solutions to ensure that the younger generations will receive the same benefits. Swedish-born women have an average of 1.7 children and foreign-born women have an average of 2.1 children. In 1990, Sweden broke the 2.1 children fertility rate but quickly dropped below 2.0 in 2010. Since 2010, Sweden has seen an increase of 100,000-150,000 immigrants and has seen 45,000 citizens emigrate.

In 2018, Sweden reached its record highest GDP (PPP) per capita of almost $50,000. Despite having the highest taxes in the world, the living conditions and healthcare in Sweden are some of the best. With time, its population will continue to grow and the healthcare system will continue to advance.

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10 Facts About Healthcare in Sweden - The Borgen Project

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Sweden has the highest income tax rate in the world. More than 57% is annually deducted from people's incomes. However, Sweden placed seventh out of 156 countries in the World Happiness Report 2019, and its healthcare system is one of the best in the world.

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Swedish healthcare costs in USD, your TB shows it in Euros

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Apart from the government, individuals, such as citizens, should also be responsible for managing Singapore's healthcare. Many families believe that visiting the doctor for a light illness is unnecessary and a waste of money. Most opt to rest at home and consume home remedies like Panadol and 枇杷膏. However, sometimes a misdiagnosis may occur, causing the illness to be undertreated. This may cause an unintentional spread of a potentially dangerous and deadly disease. Hence, individuals should be more responsible for their health and diligently visit the doctors if necessary for their own sake and the sake of others around them.

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I think besides government subsidies and 3M, individuals themselves are responsible for managing healthcare in Singapore. This is because it is important for individuals themselves to put in an effort to live healthily as well as maintain our own health. Overall it is our own bodies and no one can stop us from being healthy or unhealthy which explains why individuals should have their own self-responsibility to keep themselves healthy. In this way, individuals can avoid the chances of being warded into the hospital due to health problems and which can also help them to save another burden.

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I think that the individuals is responsible for managing healthcare in Singapore. It is important for individuals to manage their health and be aware of their own health issues if any as it is their responsibility to take care of themselves. By doing so, there is a lesser chance of them needing to be hospitalized or being ill.

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i think that citizens themselves are also responsible for managing healthcare in singapore. it is our duty to keep ourselves healthy and fit to reduce the chances of us falling sick. we have the choice whether or not we want to lead a healthy lifestyle or choose to lead a sedentary lifestyle which can lead to bigger complications. hence, i think that citizens are responsible for managing healthcare in singapore.

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Besides government subsidies and stuff i feel that it is the role of the citizens responsibility to manage their own well being, as with he current covid 19 situation, many hospitals and clinics are packed full of people and citizens with only mild illnesses goes to those polyclinics and wait in que by not taking care of their health, it will result in the que getting longer for people who actually need the health checkup more urgently than those who only go there for something minor like sore throat and stuff.

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Besides the goverment subsidies and Medisave, Medishield and Medifund, the citizens themselves are also responsible for managing healthcare in Singapore. The citizens can choose how to live their own life through what they eat and whether they choose to improve their physical health through exercise. By choosing to eat healthier foods and exercising regularly, the chances of going into the hospital due to health problems are lower. They can worry less about being admitted to the hospital because they lead a healthier lifestyle. Therefore, the citizens themselves are also responsible for managing healthcare in Singapore.

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individuals are responsible for managing healthcare in singapore. individuals are responsible for their own health. if individuals do not take care of their health, it could lead to life threatening and increase the cost of their medical bills.

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Singapore helps to make healthcare more affordable by having subsidies. For example CHAS card, low income families can apply for CHAS card that will help them to subsidies their healthcare depending on their household monthly income the amount subsidies will be different. Having subsidies allows them to pay lesser, low income families would be able to afford for healthcare services thus making healthcare more affordable.

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Besides government subsidies and 3M i think individuals themselves are responsible in managing healthcare. Because many individuals neglect small things in life that may cause big harm to their health in the future such as lack of sleeping, lack of sleep can cause serious medical conditions such as heart diseases, high blood pressure and diabetes. When individuals take care of themselves there will be less chance of them falling sick, not needing to use the healthcare services hence they are also the ones responsible for managing healthcare in Singapore.

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Singapore's healthcare system keep healthcare affordable by having something called the Medisave where part of the salary of a Singaporean is deducted and add into the Medisave account and is used when the person is sick or need a surgery .This helps to deduct a large amount of healthcare fee for Singaporeans.

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Singapore helps to make healthcare affordable by using our medisave. This medisave helps Singaporeans to set aside some money so that when they are sick in the future. By doing so, it will allow them to be less worried financially when they are sick. This in turn will allow sick patients to get the treatment they need willingly. Hence, Singapore uses medisave to help make healthcare affordable.

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i think that citizens themselves are responsible for managing healthcare in Singapore. This is because we need to be healthy and fit to reduce our chances of getting sick easily. We are responsible for making our own healthy lifestyle, hence i think that the citizens themselves are responsible for managing healthcare in Singapore.

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Beside government, i think Singaporeans are also responsible for managing healthcare in Singapore . They can do their part by using the normal ward instead of the personal one so that the hospital can fit in more patient at the same time and help those who cannot afford.

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Singapore's healthcare system keep healthcare affordable by governments subsidizing medical fees with Medisave, Medishield and Medifund. For example, if the citizen is unable to pay his/her medical fees due to insufficient cash, Medisave and Medishield can be an alternative to help them pay off majority of their medical fees. This makes healthcare for citizens really affordable therefore singapore's system healthcare is affordable.

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In my opinion, singapore citizens are responsible for managing their own healthcare. Singapore citizens should take up a more healthy lifestyle to prevent future health complications. With more people leading healithier lifestyles, there will be less risk for life threatening health care complications thus reducing need for medical help health care.

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Singapore's healthcare system keeps healthcare affordable. For example, medifund which is a safety net for patients that face difficulties with remaining bills even after medisave and medishield. This helps to reduce their bills, making it cheaper and easier for people with low income to pay thus keeping Singapore's healthcare affordable.

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Besides government subsidies and the 3Ms, Singaporeans themselves are responsible for managing healthcare in Singapore. Some Singaporean citizens may opt for more luxurious and expensive healthcare which they do not actually require. Opting for the correct medial treatment is very important as some healthcare treatments may be out of their budget and may put them under a ton of financial burden. Type of medical treatment and level of luxury is something chosen by the patient and not the government which is why it is also the Singaporeans responsibility for managing healthcare.

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Singapore helps to make healthcare affordable with the help of medisave, medishield, medifund and government subsidies. Government subsidy is something every Singaporean will have whenever they go to a public hospital for medical services. Then in order to get further subsidy in the medical bills, Singaporeans can use medisave. Medisave is the CPF of every Singaporean. Singaporeans who work, 10% of their pay is taken and given to this thing called CPF. CPF has 3 different accounts. Ordinary, special and medisave. Medisave can be used to further subsidy the medical bills. Medishield is the insurance that one can pay for every month. Which can help to pay medical bills and later on claims can be made with insurance. Medifund is for special cases that w after all these 3 possibilities of subsidy, and the medical bill is still very expensive and cant be paid for. One can apply for Medifund for further subsidy. By having a healthcare system like this, it can make healthcare services more affordable. Which by doing so, everyone then can have access to healthcare services and do not need to worry about not getting treated. Because everyone can afford it. Therefore, Singapore does help to make healthcare affordable.

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I think besides the Government subsidies and 3M, I think that citizens of the country should take care of their own health. Citizens should take regular vitamins like Vitamin C for immunity support and B Complex as it helps with the growth of red blood cells, energy levels during the day, good eyesight, healthy brain function, good digestion, a healthy appetite, proper nerve function and many more.  A healthy body doesn’t need to see the doctor often because there is no sickness to be found by the doctor. Or nothing that needs to be treated.  By doing so this lowers the amount of money that needs to be spent on seeing a doctor. This also gives the government lesser responsibility on other people’s problems. Therefore, citizens should be taking care of their own health.

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Singapore helps to make healthcare affordable through many medical subsidies. There are many medical subsidies, examples of government subsidies, medishield life, medisave and medifund. medifund helps benefit the poor and needy who still can't afford the medical cost even after medishield life and medisave. the government would help fund for the costs of the medical bill, benefiting those under medifund as it gives them less stress and worry about paying for the hefty costs of the medical bill. by doing so, everyone is able to gain access to good healthcare services without any worries about high costs, elevating the stress of money concerns as singaporeans will always be able to afford it. therefore, singapore is able to make healthcare affordable.

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even with the government subsidies and 3ms, it's still the singaporean's responsibility for their own health. singaporean's tend to exploit the use of the good healthcare singapore provides, causing them to neglect their own health. when singaporean's take care of themselves, they won't need to use the healthcare srevices as often, giving others who need it more the chance to use it. therefore, singaporean's are responsible for managing healthcare in singapore.

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singapores healthcare system help to make healcare affordable for singaporeanas. As a singaporean paying a hospital bill, firstly there is goverment subsidies which can cover up to 80% of the total bill in public hospitals. secondly there is medisave where singaporean's income is saved inside the medisave account which can be used to pay for medical treatments when person is ill or sick after medisave there is medishield which can be used to pay for surgeries such as radiotherapay, chemotherapy and kidney dialysis and lastly there is medifund, people that still need further assistance can apply for medifund at polyclinics and public hospitals. This let singaporeans be at ease when it comes to hospital bills knowing that they only have to pay a small percentage of the bill.

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I think besides government subsidies and 3M, Singaporeans themselves are responsible for their own well-being. for example daily things like hydrating ourselves, eating proper amounts of calories and making sure we see a doctor when we are unwell. Things like falling sick can be avoided only if we take care of ourselves and be aware of our hygiene not running around places and catching viruses. After getting a virus it may spread to our loved ones and it may be risky to grandparents because of their old age and it becomes a burden and all the guilt.

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Singapore help to make healthcare affordable by providing Singaporeans with subsidies such as medisave. Medisave helps to cover a portion of hospitals bills to allow one to afford the bill. thus this will help singaporeans with low income to afford hospital bills and reduce their burden, making healthcare affordable for singaporeans

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Singapore have a healthcare system where it helps to pay and subsidize for medical bills. All working Singaporeans will have a amount of money in the medisave and the medical bills will be paid by this medisave amount because of the medishield which is paid by the Medisave money. Another healthcare system Singapore Gorvenment have is the Medifund which helps pay for medical bills if they cannot afford it. However only some people qualify for this, for example people for have gone through subsidised treatment. With these healthcare systems in place, Sigaporeans will not have to worry about not being able to afford the medical bills. And this is how singapore help keep healthcare affordable in Singapore.

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Other than the Government who is responsible for managing healthcare in Singapore, the citizens are also responsible for managing healthcare in Singapore. Because whether the citizens get sick or injured is their own responsibility. If citizens take good care of themselves, then they would not even need to see doctor. Hence, other than the government, citizens themselves are responsible for managing their healthcare.

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besides government subsidies, i feel that Singaporeans citizens should be responsible for managing their healthcare. as it is their individual health, one should be responsible to take care of themselves. thus one will have lesser chance of being hospitalized. therefore individuals are responsible for their own healthcare in singapore

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Besides government subsidies and 3M, individuals themselves are responsible for managing healthcare in Singapore. For example, individuals can keep themselves healthy by exercising regularly, eating healthily and getting enough sleep. This can help to improve an individual's lifestyle as the body is getting the nutrients it needs from food, having enough rest and also allowing the person to feel active which can improve the individual's health and lifestyle. By doing so, individuals that are healthy do not need to go to the doctor for regular check-ups, allowing the doctors and nurses to priorities the needy. This allows more needy to be able to go for check-up resulting in more people being able to recover from illness and this manages healthcare.

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I think that the hospital management should be responsible for managing healthcare in Singapore. They are the ones who is helping with our healthcare and if things go wrong, the hospital management should be held responsible for it.

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Singapore has a system called the MediSave. MediSave is a national medical savings scheme that helps individuals set aside part of their income to pay for their personal or approved dependents’ hospitalisation, day surgery and certain outpatient expenses, as well as their healthcare needs in old age. For example, if someone develops a rare disease in Singapore and will require money to help the patient, MediSave will help cover the fund for the surgeries and medications needed. Therefore, this helps to protect a citizen’s worry when they are hospitalised as they know that the government will help subsidise the costs of the hospitality.

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i think individuals should also take care of themselves. first is because is due to common sense. why would an individual want to fall sick? and even though the government covers the costs of hospitality, that doesn’t mean we should take advantage of the govt. not only that, individuals should also take care of themselves as to not affect other people such as family and friends.

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Besides government subsidies and 3m,singaporeans themselves are responsible for managing their own health. For example, a person can take care of their own health and avoid being sick by drinking enough water and exercising regularly.This can help to keep oneself healthy and avoid sicknesses.

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Singapore keeps healthcare affordable through Medifund. Medifund is a safety net for local citizens to pay off their hospital bills if even after medisave and medishield their hospital bills are too expensive. You can apply for medifund and the government will step in to help pay off the bils. This helps singaporeans with low income pay off expensive healthcare, allowing a wider range of citizens to afford healthcare in singapore thus Singapore healthcare ststem helps keep healthcare affordable

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Singapore's healthcare system keep healthcare affordable by having programs like Medifund. The government provides a financial safety net for needy Singaporean patients even after going through the process of Madisave and Medishield. This lead the Singaporeans to not worry much about the payment bills from the public hospital as it is very affordable

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Apart from the government, citizens themselves also play apart in being responsible of their own healthcare in singapore. Singaporeans are also responsible for their own healthcare as having a healthy lifesyle will reduce the need for citizens to visit clinics and hospitals, thus this will reduce the amount of bills they have and keeping healthy will also reduce the risk of health complications such as cancer or covid. This can help clear out space in hospitals allowing others with more urgent emergencies to get admited earlier. Thus local citizens are also responsible for managing healthcare in Singapore

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besides government subsidies and 3m , i think individuals should be responsible for managing their own health to prevent health issues. Examples like exercising regularly , eating healthily by following the ‘ My Healthy Plate ‘ and getting enough rests . By doing this , it can minimise the chance of one getting sick which could lead to further life threatening problems like heart or kidney problems if not done so . Therefore citizens should be responsible for taking care of one’s health

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Beside the government individual are responsible for managing their healthcare in Singapore. For the 3M's to work, the individual must first have a stable job and pay in order for it to work. If the individual could not manage their own finance, there would not help given in times of need. Thus, the responsible is from the individual.

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Medisave helps Singaporeans make healthcare more affordable by taking out a percentage of their salaries and putting them in an external source which cannot be withdrawn by the individual but is saved for hospital fees because some Singaporeans are not responsible enough or have never considered to save some money for emergency purposes for example medical bill and end up having unpaid debt that keeps accumulating and end up paying more than they had to to just pay the original fee

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The citizens of Singapore should be responsible for managing their own healthcare by being more observant, cautious, and less lazy. As being in a hospital is usually the cause of something that could have been quite simply avoided. For example running on a slippery surface or contracting a disease or illness due to the lack of exercise and the constant consumption of unhealthy foods. These could lead to a build up of underlying problems and when noticed, the operation or medication may be more expensive and eventually barely being able to pay for medical consultations or medications but not able to pay for proper food.

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I think that beside Governments subsidies and 3M, The citizens themselves are also responsible for managing healthcare in Singapore. As they are they only one who can make the decisions to take care of their own health. If everyone plays their part to take care of their health, hospitals can be saved for people who are in bad conditions. As for those who are not as sick they can just go to normal polyclinics. Therefore, citizens also play a part in managing healthcare in Singapore .

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Singapore's healthcare system keep healthcare affordable by providing subsidies for Singaporean. For example,the 3M Medisave, Medishield and Medifund. These subsidies would be able to help Singaporean cover medical bills and to make their medical bills more affordable so Singaporeans will be less worried about the bills. Thus, Singaporeans would be able to less stress about the bills making healthcare affordable.

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I think besides having the subsidies given by the government and 3M, the people should have their own self-responsibility to manage their healthcare in Singapore. This is because it is important for themselves to put in an effort to take care of themselves, live healthily as well as maintain our own health. In this way, Singaporeans can avoid the chances of being warded into the hospital due to health problems and which can save themselves from another problem and difficulty in paying the hospital bills.

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Besides government subsidies and 3M i think  that Singaporean themselves are responsible for managing healthcare in Singapore. Singaporeans should be more wary of their health and lifestyle as the more demand of people needing to see doctors the less supply of staff and doctor the price will increase making healthcare more expensive. Hence, Singaporeans are responsible for managing healthcare in Singapore.

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Singapore had helped make healthcare checkups affordable through Medisave. For example, Medisave helps to deal with cancer treatment in different types of public hospitals. By doing so, with Medisave, it ensures Singaporeans that they are being subsidized when they face issues such as having a high amount on hospital and medical bills, and it helps to reduce the difficulty they face as it has already been covered by Medisave,  allowing them to have a peace of mind and have the courage to visit the  hospital for professional healthcare checkups. In conclusion, Medisave helps to make healthcare checkups affordable by the subsidizing of hospital and medical bills.

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singapore’s healthcare system keep healthcare affordable by providing subsidies, such as medisave, to singaporeans so they do not need to fork out too much money when paying for their medical bills. they would also not hesitate to seek healthcare or worry about high healthcare costs since there are subsidies to help them reduce the costs of their medical bills.

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Singapore helps to make healthcare affordable by introducing medifund. Medifund is a subsidy by the government when both of your medishield and medisave do not have enough money to help you pay for your medical bills. This make it so that you will always have enough for a medical visit as it is affordable

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Other than government subsidies and the 3m, I feel that individuals themselves should be responsible. They should be responsible as this is their own life they are leading and hence should not depend on others too much. being a responsible citizen by taking care of themselves leads to less visit to doctors, meaning less use of money, which leads to not running out of medisave which leads to no fear of haveing not enough money if really nessasary.

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singapore's healthcare system help to make healthcare affordable for singaporeans by the many medical subsidies such as medisave, medishield life and medifund. medifund ican help the poor and needy. for example, when they cannot afford the medical bill ,in the public hospitals, even after the subsidies, medisave and medishield, they would then have to apply for the medifund and the government would help fund most of the medical bill. this will help the needy reduce the stress of having to pay the whole bill. therefore, this helps singaporeans to be able to afford the expensive medical bills.

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I think that other than the singapore government, singaopore citizens are too responsilbe for managing their healthcare. Patients can, instead of using ward A in hospitals, opt into using cheaper wards such as ward B and C. By choosing a ward A, hospital prices would be much higher as compared to ward B or C, putting more of a financial burden onto the patient.  This is why i think that beside the government, singapore citizens are also responsible for managing their healthcare.

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healthcare is affordable. having healcare such as medisave will help to pay for hospital bills incase of emergencies . singaporeans will have to pay for little or no expences when they get injured thus making healthcare affordable

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Singapore healthcare system keeps healthcare affordable by medisave . It is to decrease the cost of healthcare bills as Government contributes to the medisave paying their expenses for healthcare . By doing so , people with financial issues will be more relaxed as they would not have to pay a huge sum of medical fees which keeps healthcare more affordable

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the people should be responsible for managing healthcare. healthcare is in place to pay for singaporeans hospital bills. but it doesnt neeed to pay for singaporeans medical bills if they do not get injured in the first place. citizens neeed to live a healthy life and hopefully only go to the hospital when they get into a car crash and not from natural causes thus humans are to take care of themsleves

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apart from the government subsidies and 3M, individuals, such as the citizens, should be responsible for managing healthcare in singapore. they can do this by taking care of their health and if they are ever sick they should avoid going to the hospital unless their illness is severe. instead they should try home remedies, take medicines that you can get from pharmacies which is much cheaper than going to the hospital. therefore, they are responsible for managing their healthcare

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singapore's healthcare system keeps healthcare affordable with MediSave, medisave is a system where a percentage of the cpf earned is sent into the medisave account. and when sporeans have to pay for medical bills and don't have money to pay for it, the accumalated amount of medisave can be used to pay for it, making healthcare cheaper

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because of singapores aging population, our elderly count will be doubled by 2030 hence we need more money in the future for healthcare and hence the government has to get more money from the citizens and hence will tax us more.

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There is an increasing cost of healthcare in SG due to the aging population in singapore, there will be more elderly, thus more elderly will need urgent healthcare due to health diseases. This increases the demand for hospitals and clinics which will make the healthcare more expensive

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there is a lot of elderly in singapore, and it needs the government to be able to fund for them. and singaporean elderly come from different walks of life, so it varies how much the government must help to fund. therefore, the government must increase the tax so they will have more money for healthcare to deal with the increasing cost

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1. MEDICINE is getting more expensive as supply decreases.
2. INFLATION
3. COST OF MANPOWER (Doctors and Nurses)

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the elderly population is incrreasing and will be doubled by 2030. since there is a higher population, the current subsidies are not enough thsus the goverment tax more moeny so more money gies to the elderly

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Advancements in technology to treat the population, due in part to the complexity of the tech, like an ipad 'doctor' where the nurses can just key in the patient's condition and medical history, which may, if there is risk for coronary heart disease or other issues, the algorithm can recommend diagnostic tests or follow-ups with relevant specialists, as well as the power required to power said technology becoming more expensive as global warming rages on. With said advancements, treatments will be administered at a massive scale, driving prices up further, thus advancements in technology will increase costs of healthcare in Singapore.

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with covid 19 there is a higher demand for healthcare thus there will be a higher and a higher demand for the resources but there is more demand then supply thus the healthcare willl increase

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There is a growing population of elderly's in Singapore so more money is needed to fund for the healthcare. The government will need to increase the tax so there is more money prepared for healthcare and others.

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The reason why healthcare costs have been increasing in Singapore could be because as years go by, the technology for healthcare will grow more advanced and this requires more money to pay for. The life expectancy is also increasing which will lead to more elderly people in Singapore that require healthcare.

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with the numbers of elderly increasing , they are more vulnerable to diseases and viruses , causing an increase of demand of healthcare . with more patients in hospitals and clinics , the supply be less than demand  . causing a surge in medical fees

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Due to Singapore's population increasing, with birthrates also increasing, more and more families need healthcare. Not only that, due to covid 19, more people are falling sick and are unable to self medicate themselves. therefore, they will tend to attend to clinics and hospitals more and that will require more medication to be provided to sick victims and therefore there is an increasing cost of healthcare in Singapore.

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because doctors are risking their everyday encountering potential Covid patients so the government has to pay them higher salaries as they are one of the most important jobs right now in this pandemic and with many hospitals filled with covid patients, they have to do whatever it takes to keep and hire more doctors to attend to these patients.

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There is more different type of sickness like kidney failure, dialysis and diabetes. There is different types of treatments and to get the treatments like their medicine or using the high-tech machines like the MRI machines can get expensive. When more people get sick, their treatments like anesthesia during a surgery will reduce in the number and will need to get more as more people requires it for the surgery that is needed for their treatment.

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Due to covid cases soaring amonst elderly, many elderly need health care treatment however, many of them have no money as they have no children to fund for them and they might have lost their wives or significant others already. Many elderly now have no money to pay for their healthcare treatment thats why the government have no choice but to help them pay. Therefore our GST must increase to AID the elderlies in need so that hopefully in the future they can do the same for us

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there is an increasing cost in health care due to the aging population. the aging population causes there to be an increase in the number of elderly. the elderly are more susceptible to many diseases and health issues, which will require them to get extra help for more serious diseases from hospitals and clinics. as they will have more bills to pay for doctorial and hospital visits, the amount of money payed for healthcare increases, thus increasing the cost of healthcare.

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The equipments used are becoming more fancy and there will be an increased amount of elderly population by 2030

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There is increasing healthcare costs in Singapore as there is a increasing elderly population, by 2030, the amount of elderly in singapore will increase from 450000 to 900000, doubling it. This makes it so more people will have diseases more often, making more healthcare needed, thus making it more expensive to keep up with the amount of elderly

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Healthcare would be more advanced due to the growth of technology such as A.I., Google’s DeepMind created an A.I. for breast cancer analysis.

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more people are getting sick more healthcare are needed for the people that are sick in Singapore to prevent the spread of the virus like covid 19.

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the side effects of living longer, more time will be spent in bad health, especially in older ages. All these factors increase demand for healthcare needs and an increase in manpower costs , resulting in higher costs

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There is an increasing cost of healthcare in Singapore because with Covid-19, there is a higher demand for resources such as ART kits and masks but there are limited supplies. Thus the increase of costs.

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I think there is increasing cost healthcare in Singapore because of the covid-19 pandemic and a lot of resources need to be funded such as the masks, art kits, hand sanitisers and much more. And also like increasing demand of healthcare for elderly as the birthrate is decreasing which means that more elderly means that they are more vulnerable from diseases thus need healthcare.

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There is increasing cost of healthcare in Singapore because of situations like Covid. Due to the pandemic, there is an increase in healthcare needs, more people are visiting hospitals and clinics. Because of Covid, there is also a need for the vaccine, mask and test kits. which are not cheap.

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i think that there will be increasing cost of healthcare because there will be increase in the number of elderly as time goes by. this means that there will be more elderly that requires the need of healthcare. so there will be more demand for the healthcare which is why healthcare will be more expensive.

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as there are more elderly seen coming in the future, there is a need to tend to more elderly as elderly are more prone to sickness and diseases and as the birthrate of singaporeans are declining, there would be lesser healthcare staff and so the prices of healthcare would be more expensive.

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there is a increasing cost of healthcare due to the increasing number of elderly. as getting older means that you are more prone to sickness and diseases, there are some people who are and is not prepared. and therefore government help to subsidy them. due to the growing population, there are more elderly that needs the help of government subsidy and this leads to increased healthcare proficiency by purchasing more advanced medical instrument and supply as they have to tend to more patients. this leads to government using up more funds on healthcare and this leads to the need to increase the cost of healthcare to balance the economy.

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There is more elderly in Singapore so more money is needed to subsidies healthcare as elderly are more prone to diseases such as diabetes and high blood pressure.

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In 2020, healthcare use and spent a lot due to the increase hospital capacity and social distancing measures to mitigate community spread of the coronavirus. Because of Covid-19 a lot of the healthcare workers deserve a raise because they have been working extremely hard. I saw an article the other month and it said that

1,500 healthcare workers resigned in the first 6 months of 2021 due to growing fatigue as Covid-19 drags on. Being a healthcare worker is tiring and with their hard work they do deserve to get paid more. Now we are lacking of healthcare workers, now, how are we going to get treated? Who do we run to?

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Due to the increasing life expectancy in Singapore, there will be more elderly and they will require more healthcare treatments. This means that the demand for health treatments and the use of medical equipment increases, resulting in higher cost for it. Because elderly could have more diseases, there will be a need for more money to purchase the equipment used for treating them. Hence, the increase in life expectancy is causing the cost of healthcare in Singapore to increase.

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there is an increasing cost of healthcare in Singapore as there is an increase population of elderly in Singapore. With older generation requiring more health attention, for example kidney dialysis which are long term, it requires a lot of equipment thus forces hospitals to have a higher demand of equipment to tend to the needs of elderly. as some Hospital equipment are costly, government increases the tax for more money to contribute to the healthcare in Singapore.

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the healthcare is getting more expensive as the demand for it is higher as the aging population is growing in singapore. the aging population would need to get more treatments as they get older. hence the demand would be higher for the treatments

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i think that as Singaporeans aging population is increasing the elderlies in SG will increase and as elderlies have different health issues like kidney failure or heart diseases which will require more medicines, technology like X RAY scanners and more manpower to help in surgery and nursing. This will result in a increasing amount of healthcare

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Due to high demands from covid packages and relief for singaporeans, cost price must increase to compensate for the huge loss in reserves. An estiamted  A total of $13.8 billion was allocated for Covid-19 response operations by the Government in last year's budget.  Then the money can be used to support the struggling families or contribute to the larger society of elderly

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I think there is an increase cost of healthcare in Singapore as there is an increasing demand for subsidies but the money supplies from taxpayers are decreasing rapidly by the year as Singaporeans are growing old in a fast rate and the birth rate are very low in Singapore. To state the example, the birth rate is 1.14 per women and 5 death per 1.000. Which make singapore a huge aging population. Which result in the increase of taxation and income tax will increase too.

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The more demand of old people needing healthcare services the less supply of people there is to serve them the price of healthcare services would be more expensive.