Health Care Delivery System: Singapore

Abstract

This entry presents and discusses the distinguishing features of Singapore's health care system: the island republic's distinctive pragmatic approach balancing the principles of universal access, public sector scrutiny, and private sector development. The analysis is based on relevant figures on inputs and outcomes from Singapore discussed in a comparative fashion vis‐à‐vis five countries that illustrate three main health care system models: the United Kingdom and New Zealand representing the national health service; Germany and Japan representing the social security model; and the United States illustrating free market model.