Singapores health system saves money and lives

The U.S. spends nearly 17 percent of its gross domestic product on health care, while Singapore spends about 4 percent of its own GDP. According to the World Health Organization, Singapore has one of the best health care systems. The countrys 4 million people are required to save a portion of each paycheck, which then goes into an interest-bearing savings account used to pay future medical bills.

Worldfocus special correspondent Daljit Dahliwal and producers Mary Lockhart and Ara Ayer report from Singapores hospitals.

Bloggers compare Singapores health care to other global systems at http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/01/27/singapores-health-system-saves-money-an...

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[Bigwheels161616]

I dont care what people say, I really think the US should employ a version of this system as our Universal Healthcare system.

Any other system will be a /fail

[ch1kusoo]

this is the system that the U.S. or even Canada should look at because it provides a fair compromise to consevatives and liberals.

Ron Paul have been preaching for health care savings account for a long time. Also, he supports a high deductible insurance plan to compliment the savings account. Singapore's system is basically that.

[kmgilroy89]

Best model in world. It erases almost all of the problems of both the US and Europeans models.

[Thetruthishere11]

The USA needs more doctors.  Remove AMA cartel. Open up pricing with transparency.

That's the only solution. Free market works but we don't try it.

[VerbotenDingleberry]

We agree then; give the bastards a hard time, whoever they are.

That works.

[FriedDaisy]

VerbotenDingleberry: yes, we are done; but while we still have a viable constitution it would behoove us both to pursue with due diligence its enforcement; so that we might derail the fascist Government take over you fear and/or the fascist Corporate take over I fear.

We still have some public servants and Attorneys General with enough conviction and wherewithal to pursue the matter through proper channels. They just need enough public outrage to give them a shove in the right direction.

[VerbotenDingleberry]

Are you being obtuse on purpose?

If a corporation "infiltrates" (read Bribes) a powerful government they get powerful help. If they have only a weak government then they can't use it as a weapon against their citizens.

The Government is the only entity here that can make Laws or grant favors to the Companies.

You, incredibly, wish to give more power to the real enemy.

No one is this dense. It's an act. And if it's not there is no reason to continue the discussion.

We're done.

[FriedDaisy]

Again, Corporations have infiltrated our government & are attempting to deconstruct The Constitution & Bill of Rights so they'll have free reign to conduct "business" as they wish. This crap about "soft fascism" is to mollycoddle people like you into exchanging your citizenship for a contract less, employee at will status which can be withdrawn without cause or notice.

Do yourself a favor & replace the word government with corporation in all your arguments & you'll be on to the truth.

[VerbotenDingleberry]

Again, Corporations take their power from the (always and forever corrupt) Government you wish to grow.

And it you believe the days of Hilter are over then you clearly have not been paying attention (or simply find it inconvenient to your ideas to do so).

Government has killed more than 100 million of it's OWN citizens in the past century. How many people did Corporations murder? How many wars did they start?

Go ahead, trust the men with the Laws and Guns. I side with the Citizens...

[FriedDaisy]

It's people like you who are marching us straight into fascist corporatism.

Right now we are citizens of a nation with laws based on a constitution which affords us the right to challenge our government & governance. The problem is the United Corporate States have been using their wealth & influence to unconstitutionally obstruct us from demanding our rights be recognized.

With the way you & your ilk want to steer things we'll soon be nothing but corporate employees with no rights at all.

[FriedDaisy]

We no longer exist in a world where characters like Hitler, Mao, & Stalin are able to seize power by pure force of will, indoctrination, and emotionally driven ideas.

This is the world where leviathans like the EXXON/Mobile, J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., Walmart, General Electric, and the rest of the Fortune 500 who are in cahoots with the central bankers topple & consume whole economies, nations, and the measly life savings of individuals as if we were all pawns in a world sized chess game.